The most wanted young attacker in European football is the present and future of Paris Saint-Germain! The club from the Parc des Princes officially confirmed tonight that they have completed the transfer of Hugo Ekitike from Reims.The young goalscorer officially arrived on loan with the right to purchase for 36 million euros. But essentially, in this way, PSG only bypassed financial fair play as they did already in the case of Kylian Mbappe five years ago. The Saints will not see the cost of Ekitike’s purchase on their financial books this year. They will pay him next year and sign a contract with him until 2027.Ekitike is a guy who has just one good year of senior football behind him. He exploded for the Reims last season. The number of goals scored in the championship (10 in 23 matches) does not describe his bright potential very well. He played in a fairly defensive team and did a lot more work on the field than just scoring goals.📝 DEAL DONE: Hugo Ekitike leaves Stade de Reims and joins PSG on a contract until June 2027! ❤️💙Transfer fee: €35M, bonus included. 💰(🎥 @PSG_inside) pic.twitter.com/0L6Pi2gjYu— Transfer News Live (@DeadlineDayLive) July 16, 2022 Last winter, Newcastle wanted to bring him, but it didn’t work out. The Magpies returned this summer with an offer of 35 million euros fixed plus another 6 million through bonuses, which Reims accepted. Everyone was waiting for a positive signal from the player’s side, but he was procrastinating. He expected a better offer considering that he had signals from his agent about the interest of Paris Saint-Germain, Real Madrid and Bayern. As is usually the case in France, PSG took what they wanted.Although Newcastle’s offer was better for Reims, the player insisted on going to Paris. Reims eventually accepted and a transfer agreement in principle was reached on Friday. However, there was a problem between the player and the club. Ekitike had an option in his contract with Reims on a percentage of the next transfer and insisted on getting his share. Reims refused it with the explanation that they had already met his requests when they accepted a financially weaker offer and that they have no intention of giving up any more euros from their earnings. PSG somehow managed to solve that too…##NAJAVA_MECA_6508164##Ekitike is 190 centimeters tall and is often compared to his famous countryman David Trezeguet in terms of playing style.”I haven’t seen a player with such a style of play in a long time. The way he moves and opens reminds me of David Trezeguet,” said the former French national team player Johan Micoud.Ekitike came to PSG as a wish of the new director Luis Campos and symbolizes a kind of turnaround in the business of the rich club from Parc des Princes. In previous years, PSG mostly bought stars and proven players. Campos is known as one of the best talent scouts in world football. He created that great Monaco team that reached the semi-finals of the Champions League and discovered many young stars like Mbappe, Bakayoko, Bernardo Silva, Mendy, Fabinho, Lemar…He collected nearly 450 million euros from the sales of six of them alone. He then went to Lille and did a similar job in collaboration with coach Christophe Galtier. He brought in young players and profited many times over from their sales. Close to 350 million euros poured into the club coffers from the sale of Pepe, Leao, Bissouma, Mendes, Osimhen, Gabriel, Soumare, Maignan, Ikone and Botman! And let’s not forget Les Dogues won the championship title.PSG have completed the £30m signing of 20-year-old striker Hugo Ekitike from Reims 🤝 pic.twitter.com/e2CzesfmqC— GOAL News (@GoalNews) July 16, 2022 Campos decided to bet on young talents in Paris as well and again brought Galtier as a coach. First, he bought midfielder Vitinha from Porto for 41.5 million euros, and now Ekitike. Renato Sánchez, whose career in Lille was revived by Campos and Galtier, is expected to sign soon.Ekitike is looking to replace Mauro Icardi, who has been crossed out and is on the transfer list.
