Rayan Cherki

MFFRA17 Aug 2003 · age 22
Available

Eligibility

PL homegrown
No

Not homegrown: no qualifying FA/FAW registration before 21 on record.

UEFA training origin
Not locally trained

Not locally trained on record.

Work permit / GBE
Exempt — Settled / no permit required

Registration & availability

On squad lists
PL 25 · UEFA List A
Availability
Available

No injury or suspension on record.

UEFA cup-tie
Free

Contract & caps

Contract term
2025 → 2030 · £180,000/wk
Transfer fee / amortisation
£30,470,400 · £6.1m/yr over 5y
Senior caps
12

Claims & citations

Every live claim on record for this player, grouped by what it establishes — the provenance behind the derived values above.

  • Tier 1 · Official — primary governing-body record1Official
  • Tier 3 · Press — reported by established media3Press
  • Tier 4 · Aggregator — third-party data aggregator4Aggregator
  • Tier 5 · User — community-submitted, unverified5User
Nationality
Tier 4 · Aggregator — third-party data aggregator4

FRA2003-08-17 → live

“10 | MF | Rayan Cherki | France | 17 Aug 2003”

Wikipedia2026–27 Manchester City F.C. season ↗retrieved 2026-07-13

Club history2
Tier 4 · Aggregator — third-party data aggregator4

Manchester City2025-06-10 → live

“On 10 June 2025, Premier League club Manchester City announced the signing of Cherki on a five-year contract”

WikipediaRayan Cherki - Wikipedia ↗retrieved 2026-07-13

Tier 4 · Aggregator — third-party data aggregator4

Lyon2019 → 2025

“Lyon (2019-2025): 146 appearances, 14 goals”

WikipediaRayan Cherki - Wikipedia ↗retrieved 2026-07-13

Registration
Tier 4 · Aggregator — third-party data aggregator4

#10 MF2026-07-01 → live

“10 | MF | Rayan Cherki | France | 17 Aug 2003”

Wikipedia2026–27 Manchester City F.C. season ↗retrieved 2026-07-13

Contract3
Tier 3 · Press — reported by established media3

Contract term2025-06-10 → 2030-06-30

“Rayan Cherki | £180,000 | Jun 10, 2025 | Jun 30, 2030”

GiveMeSportManchester City Player Wages [2026] ↗retrieved 2026-07-13

Tier 3 · Press — reported by established media3

EUR 36,000,000 fee2025-06-10 → 2030-06-30

“Manchester City have agreed an initial €36m (£30.3m) fee with Lyon for midfielder Rayan Cherki”

Yahoo SportsManchester City agree fee for Lyon sensation Rayan Cherki ↗retrieved 2026-07-13

Tier 3 · Press — reported by established media3

GBP 180,000/wk2025-06-10 → 2030-06-30

“Rayan Cherki | £180,000 | Jun 10, 2025 | Jun 30, 2030”

GiveMeSportManchester City Player Wages [2026] ↗retrieved 2026-07-13

Int'l caps
Tier 4 · Aggregator — third-party data aggregator4

12 caps (FRA)2026-07-01 → live

“12 caps as of 23:15, 4 July 2026 (UTC)”

WikipediaRayan Cherki - Wikipedia ↗retrieved 2026-07-13