Earlier in the week, it was reported that Arne Slot had cancelled his much-deserved holiday, got on the plane to the south of France and went straight into talks with Lyon player Rayan Cherki. This was the player “everyone” thought was on his way to Manchester City.
The Manchester City management is working hard to land the necessary signings before the Club World Cup in mid-June, Rayan Cherki is one of these. Over the past month, the Lyon player has been so closely linked to Guardiola and City that several English media outlets concluded that “this is happening”. Then the Liverpool manager got on the plane to change the outcome.
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Florian Wirtz succeeded, but this time even the manager with the Premier League title in his debut season could not push Guardiola and City back in the queue.
According to the hyperactive transfer journalist Romano, Cherki and City have agreed on the personal terms, now the first official bid is being sent to Lyon.
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Sorry, Arne, this time it didn’t work out.
