Overview
- Signed from Lyon in June for a reported £34 million, Cherki has settled into Pep Guardiola’s rotation after an August injury layoff to mid-October.
- He has 13 appearances with eight goal contributions this season, producing four goals and four assists since returning to fitness.
- He supplied two first‑half assists for Erling Haaland in a 3-1 win over Bournemouth, added a goal and assist in the Carabao Cup against Swansea, and scored in the Champions League rout of Borussia Dortmund.
- In a TF1 interview he called himself “not a stats guy” and “an old-school footballer,” while recounting Guardiola’s message that “when you have the ball, you are free” (as reported).
- France defender Ibrahima Konate praised Cherki’s two-footed style and potential, as the 22-year-old cemented his international place by starting the 4-0 win over Ukraine that secured World Cup qualification.