Rayan Cherki doesn’t need to be in comparison with Manchester Metropolis “legend” Kevin De Bruyne.
As a substitute, the France worldwide desires to write down his personal script at his new membership.
Cherki joined Metropolis from Lyon earlier in June, in a deal reportedly price £34m (€40m).
The 21-year-old bolsters Pep Guardiola’s attacking midfield choices after the departure of membership nice De Bruyne, who has moved to Napoli on a free switch.
Cherki scored a surprising objective in France’s loss to Spain within the Nations League finals and is coming off the again of a incredible season with Lyon, having registered 32 objective involvements (12 objectives, 20 assists) in 44 appearances.
However Cherki was fast to level out he shouldn’t be held up in opposition to De Bruyne.
“I’m not Kevin De Bruyne, he’s the legend,” he mentioned, as quoted by BBC Sport.
— Rayan Cherki (@rayan_cherki) June 14, 2025
“I’m right here to assist the group and to write down my very own story. I hope to win on a regular basis with the group.
“Once you see Rodri, he gained the Ballon d’Or right here – it’s clear that with Manchester Metropolis it’s doable and I’m right here for this.
“After I spoke with Pep, he needed me. He was very, very clear. Pep instructed me, ‘when you will have the ball, you’re free’, which is superb for me as a result of it’s my first high quality to assist the group.
“The system, the membership, the town is superb. I need to win and I feel Manchester Metropolis desires to win all of it.”
Cherki arrived at Metropolis together with Tijjani Reijnders and Rayan Ait-Nouri, with the trio introduced in forward of the Membership World Cup.
Metropolis begin their marketing campaign in opposition to Wydad AC on Wednesday.