{"id":628366,"date":"2023-09-01T14:48:44","date_gmt":"2023-09-01T18:48:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=628366"},"modified":"2023-09-01T14:48:44","modified_gmt":"2023-09-01T18:48:44","slug":"crystal-palace-and-west-ham-fight-ekitike","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/09\/01\/crystal-palace-and-west-ham-fight-ekitike\/","title":{"rendered":"Crystal Palace Now Front Runners For French Youth International Despite PSG Rejecting Initial Offer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Several teams have been linked with Paris Saint-Germain&#8217;s French youth international forward Hugo Ekitike recently. However, if reports are to be believed, Crystal Palace have become front runners to secure his signature. This is despite PSG rejecting an initial approach, as well as the South-East London club facing competition from West Ham United and Brentford.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Watch:\u00a0<\/strong>Join LWOF on YouTube for more on this and all the biggest stories of deadline day<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"DEADLINE DAY LIVESTREAM - Covering All the Biggest News and Updates\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6lloJkN-L_Q?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>Crystal Palace Looking To Fight Off West Ham In Hunt For Ekitike<\/h2>\n<h3>Palace Could Be Chosen Destination For Ekitike<\/h3>\n<p>The future of Ekitike has been the topic of speculation in recent days, with several Premier League clubs being linked with the promising young attacker. Crystal Palace had <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sport\/articles\/c4ne3ng2e54o\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reportedly<\/a> put in an initial loan bid, while <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12463631\/Brentford-make-approach-PSG-forward-West-Ham-target-Hugo-Ekitike.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">West Ham and Brentford<\/a> have also shown interest in him. However, <a href=\"https:\/\/frenchfootballweekly.com\/2023\/08\/31\/psg-says-no-to-crystal-palace-for-ekitike\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PSG rejected Palace&#8217;s approach.<\/a> It was then reported that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.standard.co.uk\/sport\/football\/hugo-ekitike-west-ham-psg-transfer-news-b1103654.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Eintracht Frankfurt<\/a> had moved to the head of the pack and became favourites to sign the French Under-20 international.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/09\/01\/tottenham-bid-for-conor-gallagher-chelsea\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Tottenham Now Looking to Make Last Minute Triple Swoop<\/a><\/p>\n<p>With <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12469991\/PSG-Randal-Kolo-Muani-Eintracht-Frankfurt-transfer.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Les Parisiens agreeing a deal<\/a> with the German side to sign Randal Kolo Muani it seemed like their young striker could move in the opposite direction. That has changed during the course of transfer deadline day though, with <a href=\"https:\/\/rmcsport.bfmtv.com\/football\/transferts\/en-direct-mercato-kolo-muani-l-ol-panic-buy-c-est-le-dernier-jour-avant-la-fermeture_LN-202309010176.html#article_216407\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reports<\/a> suggesting the youngster is keen on making a move to the English Premier League.<\/p>\n<p>[metabet_core_side_odds_tile query=&#8221;soe\/crystal_palace&#8221; size=&#8221;350&#215;350&#8243; style=&#8221;fraction&#8221; site_id=&#8221;lastwordonsports&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3>Palace And West Ham Set For A Fight<\/h3>\n<p>As deadline day has gone on, Crystal Palace have jumped to the front of the queue in the race to sign Ekitike. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lequipe.fr\/Football\/Actualites\/Crystal-palace-revient-dans-la-course-pour-hugo-ekitike-psg\/1417209\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">L&#8217;Equipe<\/a> journalist Loic Tanzi has claimed The Eagles have reopened talks after their initial failed loan bid, and he also <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Tanziloic\/status\/1697610204739760272\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">posted on X<\/a> to hint that Selhurst Park was the players chosen destination.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/09\/01\/sangare-nottingham-forest-johnson-spurs\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">&#8216;Done Deal\u2019: Journalist Confirms \u00a331.5m Star Will Complete Transfer<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Palace do have a fight on their hands though. Correspondent <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/graemebailey\/status\/1697617322087797143?s=46&amp;t=HDsqZHitx3ULxuPcRjHVEg\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Graeme Bailey<\/a> has said that, even though the Eagles have come in strong, both West Ham and Brentford have held talks about a possible deal. Out of the two, the Hammers seem to be the biggest threat with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skysports.com\/watch\/video\/sports\/football\/12950775\/west-ham-in-talks-for-psg-forward-hugo-ekitike-brentford-also-interested\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sky Sports<\/a> also reporting the Irons transfer talks.<\/p>\n<h3>Can Palace, Or West Ham, Complete A Deal Before The Deadline?<\/h3>\n<p>There are currently no details of any concrete offers PSG have received for Ekitike. Any team wishing to secure his signature will have to move quickly to get a deal done before the window slams shut.<\/p>\n<p>It may be a nail-biting few hours for Crystal Palace and West Ham fans, as well as maybe the player himself, as we await more news on this developing transfer saga.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Featured Image<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_628486\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-628486\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-628486 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/09\/Crystal-Palace-Selhurst-Park-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Image of Selhurst Park\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/09\/Crystal-Palace-Selhurst-Park-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/09\/Crystal-Palace-Selhurst-Park-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/09\/Crystal-Palace-Selhurst-Park-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/09\/Crystal-Palace-Selhurst-Park.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-628486\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by Ajau Suresh https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/people\/83136374@N05 CC by 2.0: https:\/\/www.wikidata.org\/wiki\/Special:EntityPage\/Q19125117<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Several teams have been linked with Paris Saint-Germain&#8217;s French youth international forward Hugo Ekitike recently. However, if reports are to be believed, Crystal Palace have become front runners to secure his signature. This is despite PSG rejecting an initial approach, as well as the South-East London club facing competition from West Ham United and Brentford. 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