Hugo Ekitike almost derailed the arrival of Randal Kolo Muani during the last hours of the transfer window. And the young striker is already paying for his refusal to leave PSG at a high price.
Like Marco Verratti, Hugo Ekitike is not on the list of Paris Saint-Germain players selected for the 2023-2024 Champions League campaign. While the Italian international is about to join Al-Arabi (Qatar), the former Rémois is preparing to spend a long time without playing.
In addition to not being able to wear the jersey of the capital club in C1, the Franco-Cameroonian striker will probably not be used by Luis Enrique in Ligue 1 either. At least for this first part of the season. “Difficult not to see in his non-registration a sanction because of his refusal to leave the club this summer, mainly to sign in Frankfurt in the last hours of the transfer window”writes Arnaud Hermant this Thursday, in the columns of the Parisian. Selectable with the Bleuets, Hugo Ekitike was able to speak recently with Thierry Henry about his delicate situation at the club.
🔴 Thierry Henry on Ekitike:🎙️
“I called Hugo, he knows what he has to do, it’s not an easy situation for him. »pic.twitter.com/N779lgOfMW
— 📣 MEGA PSG (@MegaPSG_) September 4, 2023
Keylor Navas was retained in this list, in addition to Gigio Donnarumma and Arnau Tenas in goal. The Costa Rican goalkeeper was however announced as leaving during the summer transfer window, when he returned from a loan to Nottingham Forest. PSG, however, did not select the young Italian midfielder Cher Ndour, poached from Benfica.
