He was one of the major absentees from Thierry Henry’s list for the two friendly matches against Ivory Coast and the United States. Rayan Cherki will finally be present. The Lyonnais, decisive with OL against Toulouse (2-3) on Friday, was recalled by the coach of the France U23 team.
Not called up during the initial announcement of Henry’s list, Cherki compensates for the packages of Georgino Rutter (Leeds) and Joris Chotard (Montpellier), for the Bleuets gathering, the only one before the start of preparation for the Olympic tournament ( July 24-August 9).
A decisive entry against Toulouse
Thierry Henry “gives himself time to think about possibly recalling another player,” specifies the French Federation in its press release. Cherki will join her partners in blue at Clairefontaine this Monday afternoon. Pillar of the hopeful selection, he was not initially selected on Friday by Henry due to lack of playing time at OL.
But the Lyon attacking midfielder, the same evening, came into play 25 minutes from the end of the Ligue 1 match in Toulouse, scored a goal, made an assist and largely contributed to Lyon’s victory (3-2). , during the 26th day of the championship.
The French under-23s will play two friendly matches, against Ivory Coast, on March 22 at 6:30 p.m. in Châteauroux, and against the United States, on March 25 at 9:05 p.m. in Sochaux. Two matches which mark the start of their preparation for the Olympic Games tournament, the draw for which will take place on March 20.
