One season and then goes. Arrived at Paris Saint-Germain last summer after a successful exercise, Hugo Ekitike (21) lived a dream. The striker has taken a step forward in his young career by joining the French champions. The opportunity for him to continue to discover the very high level and to play in the Champions League. But his experience in the capital was not really conclusive.
Here the exit !
In 32 appearances in all competitions, including 14 as a starter, he hasn’t been very impressive. He still scored 4 goals and delivered 4 assists. He also enriched his prize list with a title of champion of France. It will a priori be his last trophy won with PSG since the club wants to part with it definitively this summer. The news was also announced to him yesterday by Luis Enrique (coach) and Luis Campos (football adviser).
Both men told him after training yesterday that he is not in their plans, just like Neymar, Marco Verratti, Juan Bernat and Renato Sanches. A blow for the former Reims player who was very surprised according to L’Équipe. He will therefore have to find a new club by the end of the transfer window. He has three weeks to get there. And he has nothing to worry about since three exits are available to him.
Ekitike has a preference
The first leads to Eintracht Frankfurt. It’s not the first time he’s been linked with the German club. But The Team explains that PSG want to include him along with Renato Sanches in the Randal Kolo Muani operation. Enough to lower the note and get rid of unwanted elements. Another attractive club: Borussia Dortmund. Picture explains that BVB sporting director Sebastian Kehl is trying to convince him to sign.
The German media believes that the Marsupials have a good chance of convincing him. But they will have to deal with strong competition from Racing Club de Lens. The daily The Team explains that the Northerners have shown interest in Ekitike. And the latter gives priority to Lens currently. This is not necessarily the option favored by Paris, which does not intend to strengthen a competitor and rather wants to use it as a bargaining chip to recover Kolo Muani. A new puzzle in perspective.
