Arsenal to take advantage of Newcastle blow? PSG enter race for Hugo Ekitike

Newcastle have been dealt a possible blow of their makes an attempt to recruit a striker because it has emerged that Hugo Ekitike has determined to delay a transfer so as to see whether or not the reported curiosity from Paris Saint Germain turns into concrete.

The Magpies thought that that they had a deal agreed for the Reims striker, who they’ve been monitoring since January, for a reported price of round 30m euros, with one other 5m euros due in performance-related add-ons.

Hugo Ekitike deal. Newcastle and Reims have full settlement on €30m price plus €5m add-ons, agent is now in talks with Newcastle after being given permission by Reims. ⭐️?? #NUFC

Work in progress as Newcastle have been main the race for weeks.

— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) June 4, 2022

Nevertheless, this may increasingly now must be placed on maintain, with PSG having reportedly ‘taken steps’ to recruit Ekitike, although any transfer will await a brand new supervisor to reach to switch the outgoing Mauricio Pochettino.

? PSG has taken steps to recruit Hugo Ekitike ?? however delayed whereas ready for the coach.

Regardless of an settlement with Newcastle and a Reims-Newcastle deal, the participant desires to have each alternative on the desk to determine. Newcastle are on the lookout for a plan B.

( @Tanziloic )

– Hadrien Grenier (@hadrien_grenier) June 17, 2022

This has pressured the Magpies to search for a plan B in case their man is stolen away from them, however may but deal Arsenal a lift.

What does it imply for Scamacca?

This comes as PSG’s curiosity in Sassuolo striker Gianluca Scamacca is more likely to cool within the face of this newfound admiration for Ekitike. Provided that Kylian Mbappe has remained on the Parc Des Princes, it appears unlikely that they’ll add two strikers to their squad, actually not for a mixed 80m euros, which is what the pair would price.

This might hand Arsenal the initiative of their chase for a striker, with Scamacca on the lookout for a transfer away from the Serie A aspect this summer season and his choices narrowing.

Whether or not the Gunners will need one other striker past Gabriel Jesus stays to be seen.

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Premier League desk

#	Crew	MP	D	P
1	AFC Bournemouth	0	0	0
2	Arsenal FC	0	0	0
3	Aston Villa	0	0	0
4	Brentford FC	0	0	0
5	Brighton & Hove Albion	0	0	0
6	Chelsea FC	0	0	0
7	Crystal Palace	0	0	0
8	Everton FC	0	0	0
9	Fulham FC	0	0	0
10	Leeds United	0	0	0
11	Leicester Metropolis	0	0	0
12	Liverpool FC	0	0	0
13	Manchester Metropolis	0	0	0
14	Manchester United	0	0	0
15	Newcastle United	0	0	0
16	Nottingham Forest	0	0	0
17	Southampton FC	0	0	0
18	Tottenham Hotspur	0	0	0
19	West Ham United	0	0	0
20	Wolverhampton Wanderers	0	0	0

Participant	Crew	Targets
Salah, Mohamed	Liverpool FC	23
Son, Heung Min	Tottenham Hotspur	23
Ronaldo, Cristiano	Manchester United	18
Kane, Harry	Tottenham Hotspur	17
Mane, Sadio	Liverpool FC	16
De Bruyne, Kevin	Manchester Metropolis	15
Jota, Diogo	Liverpool FC	15
Vardy, Jamie	Leicester Metropolis	15
Zaha, Wilfried	Crystal Palace	14
Sterling, Raheem	Manchester Metropolis	13
Bowen, Jarrod	West Ham United	12
Maddison, James	Leicester Metropolis	12
Toney, Ivan	Brentford FC	12
Mount, Mason	Chelsea FC	11
Saka, Bukayo	Arsenal FC	11
Mahrez, Riyad	Manchester Metropolis	11
Richarlison	Everton FC	11
Pukki, Teemu	Norwich Metropolis	11
Raphinha	Leeds United	11
Watkins, Ollie	Aston Villa	11

Participant	Crew	Purple Playing cards	Yellow Playing cards
Mings, Tyrone	Aston Villa	0	11
Xhaka, Granit	Arsenal FC	1	10
Tarkowski, James	Burnley FC	0	11
Firpo, Junior	Leeds United	0	11
Fernandes, Bruno	Manchester United	0	10
Gallagher, Conor	Crystal Palace	0	10
Brownhill, Josh	Burnley FC	0	10
Bednarek, Jan	Southampton FC	0	10
Bissouma, Yves	Brighton & Hove Albion	0	10
Moreno, Rodrigo	Leeds United	0	9
Neves, Ruben	Wolverhampton Wanderers	0	9
Romeu, Oriol	Southampton FC	0	9
Rudiger, Antonio	Chelsea FC	0	9
Mctominay, Scott	Manchester United	0	9
Salisu, Mohammed	Southampton FC	0	8
Ronaldo, Cristiano	Manchester United	0	8
Toney, Ivan	Brentford FC	0	8
Dennis, Emmanuel	Watford FC	0	7
Richarlison	Everton FC	0	8
Pogba, Paul	Manchester United	1	7

Participant	Crew	Assists
Salah, Mohamed	Liverpool FC	13
Alexander-Arnold, Trent	Liverpool FC	12
Barnes, Harvey	Leicester Metropolis	11
Kane, Harry	Tottenham Hotspur	10
Bowen, Jarrod	West Ham United	10
Mount, Mason	Chelsea FC	10
Robertson, Andy	Liverpool FC	10
Maddison, James	Leicester Metropolis	9
James, Reece	Chelsea FC	9
Pogba, Paul	Manchester United	9
Cancelo, Joao	Manchester Metropolis	9
De Bruyne, Kevin	Manchester Metropolis	8
Jesus, Gabriel	Manchester Metropolis	8
Kulusevski, Dejan	Tottenham Hotspur	8
Son, Heung Min	Tottenham Hotspur	7
Saka, Bukayo	Arsenal FC	7
Antonio, Michail	West Ham United	7
Lacazette, Alexandre	Arsenal FC	7
Mbeumo, Bryan	Brentford FC	7
Fernandes, Bruno	Manchester United	6