What's so special about Madrid-obsessed wonderkid Rayan Cherki? Explained in 5 key numbers

• 20 – Rayan Cherki is valued at €20m as he's considered as one of the most expensive U17 players by Transfermarkt.
• 12 – The Frenchman has already made 12 appearances for Olympique Lyon's first team.
• 5 – Cherki netted 5 goals in this season's UEFA Youth League. To be more precise, he scored at least one goal in each of his four games for Lyon in this competition.
• 4 – The 16-year-old could play in four different positions: central attacking midfielder, left-winger, right-winger and centre-forward. Interestingly, he has bagged most of his goals this season (6) as an attacking midfielder.
• 3 – Cherki included three active/former Real Madrid players in his Dream XI: Marcelo, Cristiano Ronaldo and Zinedine Zidane. The player himself doesn't hide his love for Real Madrid as he names it his second-favourite club after Lyon.

Is it high time for us to sign this young genius?