Reports – PSG Get €40M Verbal Offer From Everton For Hugo Ekitike
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Everton have tabled a verbal bid of £40m to Paris Saint-Germain for a potential transfer of their striker to Goodison Park, Hugo Ekitike with the Toffees who are looking to bolster their attacking options to avoid another relegation survival fight before the beginning of the 2023/24 PL campaign keen on the French starlet according to multiple reports.
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According to a lead French publication, Sports Zone are reporting that Everton have submitted a verbal offer to sign the 21 year old Paris Saint-Germain’s forward although West Ham United are also interested in the French striker.
Further reports from the outlet revealed that Everton’s opening offer is worth €35m plus €5m in bonuses after Ekitiké’s loan move from Stade de Reims was officially made permanent although, West Ham United are also interested in making a move for Ekitiké following Gianluca Scamacca’s departure to Italy after just one season in London.
The Ligue 1 defending champions paid nearly €30m for the forward after a difficult debut campaign at the Parc des Princes during which he scored just four goals in 32 games.
Ekitike was a major target for Newcastle just 12 months ago before he instead opted for PSG, but he struggled to make an impact playing behind Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappe and Neymar in their attack.
According to Sports Zone, PSG are looking to include Ekitiké in a deal to sign Randal Kolo Muani from Eintracht Frankfurt who are also prioritizing a move for Montpellier forward Elye Wahi, a player that is also being coveted by Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur.
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American investment funds have expressed their interest in investing in the French capital club in the past, but it now appears Arctos Partners could be announced as minority shareholders in the next two months as the stake which will be taken on by the American investment fund expected to be somewhere between 5% – 15%.
According to L’Équipe, Nasser Al-Khelaïfi has met with senior executives of American private equity Arctos Partners to discuss purchasing a stake in PSG with the representatives of the investment firm already around from the US to meet with the Paris president on Tuesday which was yesterday.
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During the French champions’ preseason tour of Japan, the club’s president also met with Asian investors to discuss the opportunity of acquiring a minority stake in the club as revealed by GFFN Liam Wraith.
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