EPL: ‘Far superior to everyone else’ – Leaburn reveals why Rayan Cherki rejected Chelsea

Former Chelsea younker subordinate and Charlton Athletic star, Miles Leaburn has claimed that Rayan Cherki, who joined Manchester City this summer, antecedently declined a transportation to Chelsea.

Cherki, 22, had garnered admiration from some fans and analysts since leaving his puerility club, Olympique Lyonnais successful a imaginable £34 cardinal transportation past summer.

He scored 11 goals and provided 14 assists successful 49 matches crossed each competitions for his team, securing the EFL Cup this season.

However, Cherki reportedly turned down an accidental to articulation Chelsea’s younker academy astatine the property of 12 successful 2015.

The 22-year-old EFL Championship striker besides mentioned that grooming alongside the France planetary was 1 of the highlights of his aboriginal vocation astatine Cobham.

The Charlton Athletic subordinate precocious shared with The Sun, “He came implicit from France and was rainbow-flicking guys successful training. I was thinking, ‘Oh my God, this is incredible’.

“He genuinely rejected the accidental to play for Chelsea due to the fact that helium apt recovered it excessively easy. He was acold superior to everyone else… implicit quality. That was 1 of the standout moments of the 8 years oregon truthful I spent astatine Chelsea.”

Cherki, who made his elder debut for Lyon astatine the property of 16 successful October 2019, was besides pursued by Manchester United, according to talkSPORT.

However, the subordinate declined the Red Devils’ connection successful ea...