A year after his promising arrival from Reims, Hugo Ekitike is already in danger of saying goodbye to PSG. Disappointing for his first season in Paris, Ekitike did not convince the Parisian management. This will not keep him in the summer transfer window.
Not all players are Kylian Mbappé, PSG understood this well with Hugo Ekitike. The 20-year-old was one of the Ligue 1 promises for the Reims side. Author of 10 goals in Ligue 1 with the Champenois, he quickly convinced the Parisian club to bet on him. Like Mbappé with Monaco, he was loaned to PSG pending a final transfer. But, unlike his elder, Ekitike did not increase his statistics with the champion of France. He has scored just three Ligue 1 goals and four in all. A starving balance sheet to which are added difficulties in the game and internal mentality problems.
Ekitike sold if possible, he accepts his fate
Enough to push the Parisian club to get rid of it as soon as possible, as revealed by RMC Sport. PSG paves the way for his transfer having informed the player’s entourage of his project according to the media. However, after the paying loan of 2 million euros last summer, PSG will exercise the purchase option of 34 million euros planned for Ekitike. Despite his desire to stay longer in Paris, Hugo Ekitike has made up his mind and says he is ready to accept a transfer this summer.
🚨 PSG is (already) open to a departure from Hugo Ekitike!
For his part, the player wants to stay in Paris, but is not closed to the idea of signing elsewhere. Two conditions for him: to have playing time and to play in Europe.
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It must be said that in addition to the lack of confidence of the club, he will see Marco Asensio arrive in his sector of play and perhaps Marcus Thuram soon. Ekitike will not accept just anything anyway. He favors clubs playing in Europe next season and above all offering him satisfactory playing time. It remains for the clubs interested in agreeing financially with PSG and paying the player’s salary. The cost could be significant but the game is worth it for a 20-year-old player with plenty of room for improvement.
