Rayan Cherki, City
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Manchester City complete the signing of attacking midfielder Rayan Cherki from Lyon for an initial fee of £30.45m.
Manchester City has kickstarted the post-Kevin De Bruyne era by signing maverick France playmaker Rayan Cherki from Lyon for 36 million euros in time to play in the Club World Cup.
It was a very busy few days to end the first transfer window of the summer at the City Football Academy, with Rayan Ait-Nouri, Marcus Bettinelli, Rayan Cherki and Tijjani Reijnders all arriving to bolster Pep Guardiola’s squad.
Manchester City have signed attacking midfielder Rayan Cherki from Olympique Lyonnais on a five-year contract ahead of this month's Club World Cup, the Premier League club said on Tuesday.