Lyon president Jean-Michel Aulas has confirmed he has rejected what he described as an ‘insulting’ bid from Paris Saint-Germain for midfielder Rayan Cherki.
The 19-year-old is without doubt one of the membership’s most fun academy graduates lately and is simply working his method again to full health after a tough wrestle with accidents, however PSG have been making an attempt to lure him away.
Cherki is within the ultimate 18 months of his present contract however Lyon do have the choice to increase that by an extra yr and are in no rush to half methods with the teen, rejecting a lot of bids earlier than firmly ruling a deal out.
“I had a long time with Nasser [Al-Khelaifi, PSG president], who called me on Saturday evening, to find out whether or not we were in negotiations for Rayan Cherki,” Aulas told RMC Sport. “I told him no, and Nasser told me, ‘okay, it’s over’, and he added that PSG would therefore not make a new offer.
“I thank him for this direct and sincere contact. We did not enter into negotiations, but the level of the offer was insulting.”
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PSG are looking to bolster in attack this month and their interest in Zenit Saint-Petersburg winger Malcom has been confirmed by the Russian side’s manager, Sergei Semak.
“They are a good club, one of the best in modern European football,” the Zenit boss mentioned of PSG. “We would never force a player to stay, but Malcom is ready to fulfil the obligations of his contract with us. Today he plays for us.
“We have not had an official offer from Paris Saint-Germain so there’s nothing to speak about. There is curiosity, however we nonetheless need to transcend that.”