Hugo Ekitike 'ready to fight for Paris Saint-Germain place'
Les Parisiens underwent a significant summer of change in the final third during the most recent transfer window, as all of Lionel Messi, Neymar, Mauro Icardi and Julian Draxler moved on.
Randal Kolo Muani, Goncalo Ramos, Ousmane Dembele, Bradley Barcola, Marco Asensio and Lee Kang-in all arrived at the Parc des Princes, while there was a return for Xavi Simons, who was immediately loaned out to RB Leipzig.
A deal for Kolo Muani was not wrapped up until the dying embers of the transfer window, though, as PSG desperately tried to offload Ekitike in order to raise funds to sign his compatriot.
The 21-year-old spent the 2022-23 season on loan at the club from Reims before a €28.5m (£24.7m) purchase clause was automatically triggered, but he does not appear to have a long-term future in Paris.
A move to the Premier League was strongly mooted amid links with Brentford, Crystal Palace and West Ham United, but PSG were hoping to use the striker as a makeweight in a deal for Kolo Muani.
However, Ekitike rejected the chance to join Eintracht Frankfurt, while a late move to Palace on deadline day also collapsed, supposedly leaving PSG furious with the 21-year-old due to his reluctance to move on.
In the wake of the summer saga, Ekitike has played just eight minutes of football so far this season, and he has not made the squad for any of Les Parisiens' last three games.
Nevertheless, 90min claims that the attacker still believes that he can come good at the Parc des Princes and remains determined to prove his worth to Enrique in the coming months.
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