Cherki has also managed to overcome months of transfer speculation to hit the ground running at Lyon, scoring one and assisting another in four league appearances. The 21-year-old was heavily linked with a move to England over the summer, with Chelsea, Newcastle and Crystal Palace among those linked with the versatile forward.
Fulham also agreed on a deal worth £17million to sign the forward before Cherki decided to remain at Lyon, where he penned a new deal. Marco Silva’s side quickly moved on from their pursuit, completing a double raid of Arsenal by signing Reiss Nelson on loan just weeks after welcoming the arrival of Emile Smith Rowe.
The latter has been deployed as a No. 10 at Craven Cottage since leaving his boyhood side, an area of the pitch that Cherki has thrived in since breaking through the ranks in France.
