Fabrice Hawkins claims that Liverpool has stepped up its attempts to capture Rayan Cherki, an offensive midfielder for Lyon (21). The Premier League team is showing interest in the Frenchman as they try to capitalize on OL’s poor financial status.
It was earlier reported by L’Équipe that the Reds were interested in signing the playmaker. But it looks like the Merseyside team may have advanced in their quest for Cherki. Liverpool would benefit from any move. Due to their deteriorating financial status, Les Gones were temporarily demoted by the DNCG and are now obliged to sell. The seven-time Ligue 1 winners will need to sell players and make other financial adjustments before they can be demoted to Ligue 2.
Setting the asking price According to Foot Mercato, Lyon has set a January transfer window asking price of €30 million to sell the France U21 international. However, RMC is aware that as long as the player is interested in the move, the OL management would be convinced to trade Cherki for less.
