Landed last season against a check for €35 million, Hugo Ekitike has never been able to show all his talent. Often transparent in the matches he played under the colors of Paris, the former Reims was even announced already on departure. But from the height of his 21 years, the French striker does not intend to be defeated. And he especially took advantage of the space left by the departure of Messi, the injury of Neymar and more recently the sidelining of Kylian Mbappé to settle in the group on tour in Japan.
Only number 9 of the present workforce, Hugo Ekitike had his chance and lived up to expectations. Scorer against Le Havre in the first warm-up match, he did it again against Cerezo Osaka. Despite the defeat of his team, he showed himself to his advantage and once again found the net and delivered an assist. His recent performance did not go unnoticed by his coach Luis Enrique. The Spanish technician, who has only one option in attack in this preparation, even begins to appreciate the footballing qualities of his player.
Luis Enrique likes the profile
Indeed, according to information from the Parisian, the performance of Hugo Ekitike in this preparation is considered very positive. Luis Enrique, who is aware that the former Reims is, to date, his best striker in the workforce, appreciates his profile. But this is not the case for the moment with the Parisian management, which is not opposed at all to the idea of separating definitively (or on loan) from the player. In question, in addition to his performance last season, his substantial emoluments.
For the moment, Hugo Ekitike should continue to wear the Parisian colors. The French daily even indicates that it would not be surprising to see him gain a place in the hierarchy of titular attackers before the end of the transfer window. And even after… Because for the moment, the Paris transfer window for attacking positions remains very complicated. With the absence of a rookie in front and the Kylian Mbappé file, the Parisian revelation could well be called: Hugo Ekitike.
