Earlier in the week, Reims’ president Jean-Pierre Caillot revealed that Hugo Ekitike would be encouraged to move this summer if the club received an offer similar to Newcastle’s in January.
While not naming The Magpies directly, he alluded to rejecting a €35m and stated that would not be the case during the next window. Here is some of what Caillot said about the teenager’s future:
“In Hugo’s case, he would waste time staying with us.
“We refused an offer of €35m this winter, which is a lot of money for a club like ours.
“That money will be used to grow and improve the club.
“Hugo will be allowed to go, and he’s probably going to leave.
“There wasn’t a big club that didn’t inquire for him.”
90min is reporting that a £30m deal is close and could be structured as a loan with an obligation to buy which would be beneficial to Newcastle, whose summer budget has been reported at £60-80m. This would allow Newcastle to add a more experienced striker and a center-back among other targets.
However, as Caillot suggested, there are other clubs after the young striker. According to 90min, they include Manchester City, Chelsea, Arsenal, Wolves, and West Ham United. The outlet’s sources are saying Newcastle lead the chase and are close to reaching an agreement.
This would be a great way to kick off the summer after deadline day drama saw the move fall apart. Newcastle’s persistence may pay off in the end with the promising Frenchman being one of our first summer additions.
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15 comments so far
Raj of Hailsley
Apr 27, 2022 at 10:40 AM
Comment #1Ho ho ho 😀
Raj of Hailsley
Apr 27, 2022 at 10:42 AM
Comment #2The Ledge,
I’m with you on Lingard, he was a no brainer win win low risk for both parties in the January. He wants a huge pay day and I think we can afford to set our sights elsewhere, us if we get this Pacquets, where does he actually fit in?
CLINT FLICK
Apr 27, 2022 at 10:54 AM
Comment #3Munster
Get ya!
😉
I can see how that would grind ya gears.
Loads of placca lfc in the smoke…but, most actual scousers i meet are sound, like.
Knowledgeable football fans, proper working class lads/lasses and good craic.
I’ll be ‘hating’ lfc on the night, ’til it’s over, tho…
😀
Wor B
Apr 27, 2022 at 10:55 AM
Comment #4Rom must be boiling up a pan of jellied eels.
😉
Romford mag
Apr 27, 2022 at 10:59 AM
Comment #5Wor
Gotta catch them first !
Slippery little bugger’s 😉
Raj of Hailsley
Apr 27, 2022 at 11:06 AM
Comment #6Catching a first is not something that can be coached.
Raj of Hailsley
Apr 27, 2022 at 11:07 AM
Comment #7That Hjodberg seems a pretty important player for Spurs, not sure why they’d sell him for £30M?
Wor B
Apr 27, 2022 at 11:08 AM
Comment #8But you need to do it consistently to be considered world-class, surely.
🙂
Romford mag
Apr 27, 2022 at 11:10 AM
Comment #9Need to up my training then 🙂
ToonDarnSarf
Apr 27, 2022 at 11:12 AM
Comment #10Now it’s Hjolberg for £30m is it Raj?? As you say, there’s no way. Dunno where that came from but it’s trash. Wish people would just boycott these crappy sites.
Wor B
Apr 27, 2022 at 11:13 AM
Comment #11Rom
Even world-class firsters have off days. 😆
Romford mag
Apr 27, 2022 at 11:13 AM
Comment #12Not if you want to be the best ! 😀
Wor B
Apr 27, 2022 at 11:14 AM
Comment #13Glad I spelled firsters right. 😳
Romford mag
Apr 27, 2022 at 11:14 AM
Comment #14And me , I had to have a double take then 😆
wardy06
Apr 27, 2022 at 3:14 PM
Comment #15I think 35M is far too much for him. He hasn’t pulled up any trees since January. His pace is also a worry, you need Pace in the Prem if you play in the forward positions (that’s a generalisation, but I definitely think we need it in our attack). I thought at the time 35M was crazy money for a kid in his first season, and they were wanting to take us for more. Now the kid’s goals have dried up the chairmen wants to sell for what we offered in Jan. They’ll be lucky to get 15M for him. As is the case with other players we’ll go in for, we’ll offer overly decent fees, they’ll reject, trying to take the piss, then we’ll move on and they’ll sell the players for half our original offer.