It’s official, PSG completes a €36m transfer

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It’s official, PSG completes a €36m transfer

Published on May 22, 2023 at 05:15

Beaten on the lawn of LOSC on Saturday evening (2-1), OM can officially no longer catch up with PSG, which will therefore finish in the worst second position in Ligue 1. A situation which is not trivial on the transfer window since it confirms the transfer definitive by Hugo Ekitike. His purchase option became mandatory if PSG finished in the top 2 of the championship. Reims will therefore pocket €36m.

On track to win an eleventh title of champion of France, the PSG can already record the fact that he will once again be in the top 2 of Ligue 1 for the twelfth time in a row. Indeed, the defeat of theABOUT in Lille on Saturday evening (1-2) assures the Parisians of being at worst second at the end of the season. This will have consequences on the transfer window.

Ekitike call option will be exercised

Indeed, although there was very little doubt, Hugo Ekitike will indeed be transferred definitively to the PSG this summer. Lent by Reims last summer, his purchase option became mandatory if the Parisian club finished in the top two. Which will therefore be the case. Consequently, the club of the capital will pay 36M€ to the Champagne club.

A dotted future at PSG?

However, it is not yet certain to see Hugo Ekitike au PSG next season. And for good reason, while he is having a mixed season, the young striker risks being barred by competition from a new striker. louis fields indeed works on the tracks leading to Victor Osimhen or Harry Kane. In parallel, Hugo Ekitike would be followed by several German clubs who would be tempted by the possibility of relaunching it. This will therefore be one of the hot topics of the summer.