Ekitike at Paris Saint-Germain… on loan (official)
The Parisian club formalizes this Saturday the arrival of the young (20 years old) striker from Reims.
It was expected, it’s official. Born and trained in Reims, Hugo Ekitike joined the ranks of PSG. There was talk of a transfer of around €36 million for the tall 1.89m staker, but the capital club finally finished the young (20-year-old) striker in the form of a loan with an option to buy. There is no doubt that Ekitike will remain on the banks of the Seine beyond the 2022-23 season, but this allows Paris to take care of its finances in the eyes of the European financial policeman.
Apart from a loan to Danish club Velje in 2021 (11 games, 3 goals), this French U20 international has only known Stade de Reims so far, the club of his debut, the one with which he has scored 11 goals in 27 games last season. On Friday, President Caillot said to himself, via The union be “contents“to allow Ekitike”to make his dream come true” by delighting the Red and Blue. And this while, still according to the words of the boss of Reims, the PSG “did not quite reach the sum proposed by Newcastle”. A priori, the Magpies offered 41 M€, including 6 bonuses, while Paris Saint-Germain will pay “only” 36 M€. And again, we imagine that the new English rich had not left with the idea of a loan but of a dry transfer.
Head to Japan
Ekitike quickly join his new teammates. However, it will not be at Camp des Loges or Parc des Princes, not even in France or Europe, but in Japan, where the reigning French champions are on tour from this Saturday. 25 players have been called up by Christophe Galtier, including Vitinha, who was the only newcomer to the squad so far. They will soon be 26 years old, waiting for other movements. The names of Renato Sanches (Lille), Milan Skriniar (Inter) and Gianluca Scamacca (Sassuolo) are the most regularly mentioned in the gazettes in France and elsewhere.