Real Madrid eye Man City's Cherki, with a fee over €100m mooted

📰 Real Madrid are reportedly lining up Manchester City's Rayan Cherki for next summer. 📌 Key points 🎯 Fichajes.net says Cherki is Madrid's main target for next summer. 🗣️ Jose Mourinho reportedly asked for him as a right-sided option and a central playmaker. 💶 English outlets are cited for a fee of more than €100m. 🛡️ City's board is described as reluctant to sell key players. ⚠️ The report names no sources, so it is speculation rather than confirmed news. 📝 What happened 🔍 In a report on 27 October, Fichajes.net said Madrid's scouting department is sending performance reports on Cherki to the coaching staff, and that Mourinho wants him. 🧩 The outlet pointed to Rodrygo's recurring injuries and a possible January sale of Brahim Diaz as gaps that could open in attack. 🏦 It also floated that if City were punished for Premier League financial breaches, their stance could change. That is speculation too. 📊 By the numbers • Aged 23, contract at City until 2030 • Fee of more than €100m, according to English outlets cited • CaughtOffside's September report valued him at about €90m and said no formal bid had been made • Informal contact between his camp and Madrid is expected in November and December 🔭 Why it matters Madrid have injuries and playing-time questions in attack, so links to creative players will keep coming. Both reports lean on unnamed sources, so it remains to be seen whether talks follow. Madrid's next game is at Racing Santander on 1 November.