"Rayan Cherki faces two months on the sidelines after suffering an injury, ruling him out of France's upcoming World Cup qualifiers. Cherki was absent for Manchester City's 2-1 loss to Brighton in the Premier League on Sunday due to the injury. Pep Guardiola confirmed in a post-match interview that the Frenchman faced "seven or eight weeks" on the sidelines, and as such will be expected to return in early November."
"Didier Deschamps has had to rule out Rayan Cherki (torn quadriceps). To replace him, the coach has called up Hugo Ekitike!#FierdetresBleus pic.twitter.com/krxMoTPShO - French Team (@FrenchTeam) August 31, 2025 Liverpool forward Hugo Ekitike, who has netted three goals since his big-money move to the Premier League champions, has received a maiden call-up to the national team. Cherki signed for City in June for an initial fee of £30.5m from Lyon and netted during their run to the last 16 of the Club World Cup."
Rayan Cherki will be sidelined for around seven to eight weeks after sustaining a quadriceps tear, ruling him out of France's upcoming World Cup qualifiers against Ukraine and Iceland. The injury kept him out of Manchester City's 2-1 loss to Brighton and forced Didier Deschamps to withdraw him from the national squad. Hugo Ekitike received his first France call-up as Cherki's replacement. Cherki signed for Manchester City in June for an initial £30.5m from Lyon, scored on his Premier League debut in a 4-0 win over Wolves, and netted during City's Club World Cup run.
Read at Soccer News
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]