Hugo Ekitike: PSG keen on forward signing for Brentford but Bees chasing Johnson
Paris Saint-Germain like the idea of Hugo Ekitike signing for Brentford - but the Bees are working on a deal for Fiorentina's Nicolas Gonzalez.
Ekitike is also understood to be interested in the move to Brentford but the west London club have other more preferable targets, with Brennan Johnson of Nottingham Forest also in their sights.
They are waiting for an answer from Fiorentina on whether or not their £34m bid for forward or winger Gonzalez will be successful.
Sources have told Sky Sports News it is Fiorentina manager Vincenzo Italiano who really does not want to lose Gonzalez, but the club will ultimately decide.
Their position generally has been that he is not for sale this summer, but the Bees are not giving up.
Brentford's other long-term top target Johnson remains in the frame, but Chelsea and Tottenham are also looking at him before the deadline. As yet, no active formal negotiations to sell Johnson are ongoing with Nottingham Forest.
Ekitike, meanwhile, is being offered to clubs across Europe as PSG look to balance their FFP obligations, including others in the Premier League such as Fulham, West Ham and Everton.
The French club see Brentford as an ideal place for him to develop and - hopefully - lead to strong future resale value in the form of a sell-on clause, which they want in any deal for Ekitike to leave.
Sky in Italy are reporting that AC Milan have shown some interest in signing Ekitike on loan. The 21-year-old forward is considered a top talent but he will not come cheap in terms of both wages and a transfer fee.
Ekitike has been offered to Eintracht Frankfurt as part of negotiations for Randal Kolo Muani.
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