{"id":8146,"date":"2025-06-11T02:56:09","date_gmt":"2025-06-11T06:56:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/06\/11\/the-67-million-star-ended-in-man-city-after-cherkis-arrival\/"},"modified":"2025-06-11T02:56:09","modified_gmt":"2025-06-11T06:56:09","slug":"the-67-million-star-ended-in-man-city-after-cherkis-arrival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/06\/11\/the-67-million-star-ended-in-man-city-after-cherkis-arrival\/","title":{"rendered":"The \u00a367 million star ended in Man City after Cherki&#8217;s arrival"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_74 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/06\/11\/the-67-million-star-ended-in-man-city-after-cherkis-arrival\/#What_Rayan_Cherki_brings_to_Manchester_City\" >What Rayan Cherki brings to Manchester City<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/06\/11\/the-67-million-star-ended-in-man-city-after-cherkis-arrival\/#Man_City_stars_are_destined_to_leave\" >Man City stars are destined to leave<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/06\/11\/the-67-million-star-ended-in-man-city-after-cherkis-arrival\/#Man_City_now_line_up_and_signs_to_sign_35000-pw_Chelsea_goalkeeper\" >Man City now line up and signs to sign \u00a335,000-p\/w Chelsea goalkeeper<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Manchester City spending is just beginning.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<p>On Monday, the Sky Blues announced Ryan Aitonouli as their first summer signature, reaching \u00a333 million reported by Wolverhampton Wanderers, while the international left-back in Algeria is eligible to make his debut in the opening match of the Citizens Club World Cup against Philadelphia&#8217;s Widad Casablanca on next Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, extensive reports suggest that Tijjani Reijnders will arrive from AC Milan for \u00a346.3 million.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"what-rayan-cherki-will-bring-to-manchester-city\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_Rayan_Cherki_brings_to_Manchester_City\"><\/span>\n                        <strong>What Rayan Cherki brings to Manchester City<\/strong><br \/>\n               <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Athletic David Ornstein last week reported that Manchester City has &#8220;agreed&#8221; with Olympic Lyon about Rayan Cherki&#8217;s signature, agreeing to pay around \u00a334 million.<\/p>\n<p>ESPN&#8217;s Rob Dawson and Julien Lawrence claimed that Man City wanted the deal to be completed in time for Cherki to appear on the Club World Cup group stage.<\/p>\n<p>As for what the city&#8217;s latest arrival brings to Etihad, athletics Stuart James and Tom Williams believe the 21-year-old labeled him as &#8220;early talented&#8221; and cites former Lyon manager Fabio Grosso, who claimed that &#8220;God gave him incredible qualities.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>These traits were particularly noticeable during Lyon&#8217;s holdings in the quarterfinals of Manchester United and Europa League earlier this year. The youngster got the last gasp equalizer on the first leg, then a stunning drive effort from the range of Old Trafford&#8217;s reverse fixtures.<\/p>\n<p>The fleet genius, dubbed &#8220;The Future Baron de Or Winner&#8221; by athletic Alex Barker, appears destined to become a star under Guardiola&#8217;s watch for the next few years.<\/p>\n<p>And with such a quality midfield talent on the way to Etihad, is there a chance that the current Man City star could be kicked out?<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"the-man-city-star-destined-to-depart\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Man_City_stars_are_destined_to_leave\"><\/span>\n                        <strong>Man City stars are destined to leave<\/strong><br \/>\n               <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>As athletics&#8217; Mark Crichley and Ben Burrows pointed out, Jack Grelish has no intention of traveling to the US, suggesting he is likely to leave the club this summer as he was removed from the Manchester City team due to the Club World Cup.<\/p>\n<p>    In December, independent Richard Jolly outlined that during his four years with the club, Grelish had now become a &#8220;not exciting or attacking&#8221; player from &#8220;one of the most exciting offensive players in world football.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The table below highlights the decline in importance of England International.<\/p>\n<div class=\"table-container\">\n<table border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"1\" cellspacing=\"1\" style=\"\" align=\"center\" summary=\"\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th colspan=\"5\" scope=\"col\" style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>Jack Grelish&#8217;s seasonal career in Manchester City<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>statistics<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>2021\/22<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>2022\/23<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>2023\/24<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>2024\/25<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>exterior<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>39<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>50<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>36<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>32<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>start<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>31<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>41<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>26<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>16<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>Matches unused sub<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>11<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>5<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>12<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>15<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>Min<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>2,730<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>3,487<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>2,114<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>1,521<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>the goal<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>6<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>5<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>3<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>3<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>assist<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>4<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>11<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>3<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>5<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>English Cap<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>11<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>9<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>4<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>3<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th colspan=\"5\" style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>TransferMarkt Provided: All Statistics<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<p>As the table points out, Grealish was an integral player for Man City during his first two seasons, but the last two were just people around him.<\/p>\n<p>    David O&#8217;Brien believes he was &#8220;exceptional&#8221; at a young age in Man City, but BBC Sports&#8217; Alex Brotherton says that now is &#8220;the right time to move on&#8221; as he is trying to save his career.<\/p>\n<p>The fact that he was an unused replacement in the FA Cup final, a match he lost 1-0 to Manchester City, is widely considered to be the last nail in the co, as another playmaker has arrived at Cherki. <\/p>\n<p>For example, Cherki scored 32 goals in all competitions in Lyon in 2024\/25, supporting all competitions, including 19 goals and assists in League Action. Grealish, as stated at the table, could only record eight goals and assists, only two of which came to the Premier League. Moving now seems inevitable.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, reports in Spain suggest that Newcastle United &#8220;set their sights&#8221; on signing him, and are looking to consider a bid that constitutes an initial loan agreement with an obligation to buy around \u00a367 million.<\/p>\n<p>    Talk Sports&#8217; Ben Jacobs also claims that both Tottenham and Everton have a &#8220;real&#8221; interest in signing Grelish. This along with Gillian Casilier of the complete football analysis, documenting how his &#8220;exceptional ball-carrying ability&#8221; makes him optimal for the Spurs.<\/p>\n<p>So, while Grealish&#8217;s Man City Exit is likely one of the summer stories, he certainly played his final game on Sky Blue, regardless of where he ends.<\/p>\n<div class=\"display-card  article article-card small  no-badge  active-content                      \" data-include-community-rating=\"false\" id=\"b490-4b62-bdd2cdcc9603\" data-nosnippet=\"\">\n<div class=\"w-img \"><\/div>\n<p>                    <span data-field=\"label\" class=\"article-card-label\">Related<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"w-display-card-content regular article-block\">\n<h5 class=\"display-card-title \"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Man_City_now_line_up_and_signs_to_sign_35000-pw_Chelsea_goalkeeper\"><\/span>\n<p>\t\t\tMan City now line up and signs to sign \u00a335,000-p\/w Chelsea goalkeeper<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<p class=\"display-card-excerpt\">Man City turned to signing goalkeepers who are on the way to hierarchical orders at Stamford Bridge.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Manchester City spending is just beginning. 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