PSG and Chelsea on alert as Lyon willing to sell €20m-rated Rayan Cherki in January

Lyon are willing to sell their playmaker this winter, just 12 months after spurning interest from both Chelsea and PSG. According to Foot Mercato, the 7-time Ligue 1 Champions have set an asking price of €20m — although they are hoping for a higher fee for a promising young talent.

Cherki was tagged as a future star as little as six months ago, and has been chased by Chelsea, PSG and West Ham at various points over the last 12 months. But he has failed to build on his potential this year, registering just one assist for a Lyon side who could face a shock relegation from Ligue 1.

The former Lyon manager was critical of Cherki last month, seeming to rubbish the playmaker's potential in a press conference: "Is he a special player? He’s a player; he’s not a special player. He’s a player like any other, albeit with some additional qualities. But it’s not just technical qualities that matter; there are mental and athletic qualities as well. He possesses enormous technical abilities, but he needs to work on the others.”

The 20-year-old will hope to be involved as Lyon take on Toulouse. Whether he remains at the club beyond the next two months remains to be seen, with PSG and Chelsea likely to battle it out for his signature if he is allowed to leave.