French media reported that Olympique Lyonnais star, Rayan Cherki, has made his initial decision regarding which team he will represent in his career, France or Algeria.
Cherki is of Algerian descent through his mother, in addition to having French citizenship because he was born in France, and he can also represent Italy because his father has Italian citizenship.
According to the latest report, Cherki wants to represent the Algerian national team, but he is under strong pressure from Lyon to change his decision and represent France.
Cherki wants to please his mother and represent Algeria, but the Lyon administration is pressuring him to represent France so that his market value increases and they can make more money off of him if he is sold next summer as expected.
If the decision was up to the player today, he would want to wear the “Desert Warriors” shirt, but what is happening to him is very similar to what happened to Houssem Aouar in Lyon years ago and made him play for France in the end.
Ryan Cherki is well aware of what happened to Houssem Aouar, he did not play much for France after the pressures he was subjected to and then changed his sporting nationality and played for Algeria, so he does not want to repeat this scenario.
The 21-year-old player is one of the most prominent football talents in recent times, and Liverpool is said to be the most interested in signing him.
This season, Cherki played 17 matches with Lyon in all competitions, during which he managed to score 5 goals and make 7 others.
