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What Lionel Messi thought of Hugo Ekitike at PSGThe post What Lionel Messi thought of Hugo Ekitike at PSG appeared first on DaveOCKOP. It has emerged what Lionel Messi thought of soon-to-be Liverpool striker Hugo Ekitike during their time at the club together. The pair played together during the 2022/23 campaign.
Hugo Ekitike’s transfer to Liverpool may be finalised today as he has arrived in Merseyside for his medical, according to Sky Sports.Premier League champions, Liverpool will pay €90 million (£78
More than any player, Ekitike somehow both reaffirms and rejects conventional wisdom and scouting biases. He's everything "dumb" clubs get wrong about transfers, and everything "smart" clubs get right.
That is because Ekitike once publicly claimed that he was a Manchester United fan. The Red Devils could’ve used that to their advantage if they had gone all out for his signature. Sadly for them, they will now have to watch the former PSG man play for their fiercest rivals, Liverpool.
Manchester United and Newcastle United are in talks to sign Paris Saint-Germain forward Randal Kolo Muani, according to reports in France. United have been frustrated in their search for a new striker this summer with Viktor Gyokeres, who thrived under Ruben Amorim at Sporting CP, preferring to join Arsenal instead.
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It's little wonder Juventus are keen to bring him back to Turin but having just signed Canadian Jonathan David on a free transfer but big wages, and with ongoing concerns over Dusan Vhlovic's status in the squad, the Old Lady have stalled on a deal for Kolo Muani.
Hugo Ekitike is a relatively unknown quantity to most Premier League fans – having exclusively played in France and Germany at the age of 23, as well as a loan spell in Denmark with Vejle Boldklub – but Lionel Messi had a nickname for the Liverpool target at PSG which gives a strong indication about the type of striker he really is.
Liverpool's summer spending spree continues, Wirth the Reds reportedly agreeing a £69 million deal for Eintracht Frankfurt striker Hugo Ekitike on Monday. The athletic French striker is set to pen