PSG: things are moving in all directions for Hugo Ekitike

In recent weeks, no one imagined that on February 1, Hugo Ekitike would still be a Paris Saint-Germain player. It must be said that since last summer, the capital club has done everything possible to get rid of the French striker. As soon as he returned from the tour in Asia, Luis Campos and Luis Enrique summoned him, along with other undesirables, to show him the exit door.

Appearing once with the Parisians (9 minutes played on August 12 against Lorient), the native of Reims was therefore sidelined while waiting to find a way out. But he ultimately stayed in Paris, where Nasser Al-Khelaïfi was very annoyed at not having been able to send him to Eintracht Frankfurt. Subsequently, the 21-year-old had a difficult few months afterwards. In fact, he participated in training but was not called up on match days.

Ekitike is very popular

Patient, he accepted the situation without flinching, while waiting for the winter transfer window. We also thought that he would go away quite quickly. But this file is dragging on and has not yet been completed while the transfer market closes its doors this Thursday in France as well as in Germany and England. Two countries where the PSG player has serious touches. In the Premier League, West Ham, Crystal Palace and even Wolverhampton have been linked to him. This Thursday, The Team adds Brentford to the list of suitors.

According to the sports daily, the Bees are in competition with two Bundesliga clubs, namely Wolfsburg and Eintracht Frankfurt, which is the main interested party’s preference. The Germans are also negotiating with Paris, which has agreed to a loan with a purchase option of 30 million euros. Which is a little too high according to Frankfurt, which could go up to around 25 million euros. But nothing has yet been done for Hugo Ekitike, who could still remain at the dock this winter and who already has a suitor for this summer with AS Roma.