‘How may I say no?’: Newcastle United goal opens up on snubbing transfer to Tyneside as Magpies circle once more

Simply the title Hugo Ekitike sends shivers down the backbone of many Newcastle United followers who took it virtually personally when the France striker turned his again on the Magpies.

A deal to carry the then 19-year-old from Reims to Tyneside seemed all however finished with every part agreed and awaiting signatures.

Then on the eleventh hour, Paris Saint-Germain pounced with a mortgage transfer and obligation to purchase, which Reims additionally accepted, and Ekitike jumped on the alternative.

Gamers change their minds on transfers on a regular basis, but it surely was how this one all was perceived to have gone down that rubbed Newcastle followers the incorrect method.

Newcastle followers did not take Hugo Ekitike’s choice calmly

Ekitike’s time at PSG did not go very nicely, with many Newcastle followers basking within the schadenfreude of all of it, however his title stored popping up in switch hyperlinks with Newcastle.

Hugo Ekitike finally moved to Eintracht Frankfurt on mortgage, the place he impressed sufficient to earn a everlasting transfer, and now he is flourishing within the Bundesliga. A lot in order that Newcastle are reportedly considering him as soon as once more.

Now 22 and a bit extra mature, and naturally in high-quality kind, it will not be a nasty transfer for Newcastle, if we are able to forgive and overlook as a fanbase.

Hugo Ekitike felt like he needed to transfer to PSG when the chance arose

To assist us to take action, Ekitike has spoken about his choice to affix Paris Saint-Germain, and for those who perceive it from his viewpoint, it is laborious guilty him, as he advised the official UEFA web site (through The Shields Gazette) he has no regrets.

“I had a lot of golf equipment and Paris’ supply arrived. That was that. The following logical step. Paris are the largest membership in France proper now, successful every part. That they had the very best gamers on the planet. How may I say no? I advised my brother. I stated, ‘I wish to go there immediately’. That is all I advised him.

“Clearly, by way of longevity, I am not going to say that my time in Paris was the happiest second of my life however at present, once I look again, I say to myself that possibly it was mandatory. I’ve bought so many objectives. I’ve bought so many issues forward of me that I do not remorse breaking my again generally. It is all a part of my journey and I am pleased with it.”