{"id":628542,"date":"2023-09-01T18:53:37","date_gmt":"2023-09-01T22:53:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=628542"},"modified":"2023-09-01T18:54:20","modified_gmt":"2023-09-01T22:54:20","slug":"crystal-palace-west-ham-hugo-ekitike-no-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/09\/01\/crystal-palace-west-ham-hugo-ekitike-no-deal\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Amazing Talent&#8217; Wanted to Join West Ham; Club Have Now Blocked Deal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Crystal Palace and West Ham United have been dealt a blow in their pursuit of Hugo Ekitike, with\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabriceHawkins\/status\/1697703226089349568\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Fabrice Hawkins reporting<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0he will now stay at Paris Saint-Germain.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">[metabet_core_side_odds_tile query=&#8221;soe\/west_ham_united&#8221; size=&#8221;350&#215;300&#8243; site_id=&#8221;lastwordonsports&#8221;]<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">West Ham And Crystal Palace Lose Out On Hugo Ekitike<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Revealing West Ham&#039;s BIGGEST Problems Under David Moyes\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/s1maiWRKtBY?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<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Hugo Ekitike Will Now Stay At PSG Despite Interest from Crystal Palace and West Ham United<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The Hugo Ekitike transfer saga has seemingly reached an end.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Read More:\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/09\/01\/crystal-palace-and-west-ham-fight-ekitike\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Crystal Palace Now Front Runners For French Youth International<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Both\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/samimokbel81_dm\/status\/1697636200192836095?s=46&amp;t=DL9G59pKKPnUfUfmoxa7Ow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Crystal Palace<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" 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\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">West Ham<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0were reportedly interested in bringing the French youth international to the Premier League. However, Fabrice Hawkins has dealt both teams a massive blow with a recent post on social media, to declare the player will now stay at PSG. A report from <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SportsZone__\/status\/1697581228721901860\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sports Zone<\/a> has suggested the player wants to move to West Ham.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Palace And West Ham Offers Not Good Enough<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">During the course of deadline day, it was looking increasingly likely that Ekitike described as an &#8220;<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.chroniclelive.co.uk\/sport\/football\/transfer-news\/past-praise-for-hugo-ekitike-24254242#\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">amazing talent<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">&#8221; would be headed to England. This was made even more likely when\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1697685198844973193\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Fabrizio Romano<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0reported that PSG had completed a deal for Randal Kolo Muani.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Read More:\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/08\/28\/west-ham-united-mohammed-kudus-transfer-official\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">West Ham United Unveil \u2018Really Special\u2019 Star<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">It appears PSG wanted any potential move to be on a permanent deal, but neither West Ham nor Palace were willing to meet those demands.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The English clubs apparently put loan offers in for the French youth international and these were rejected by the European giants.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Ekitike Had Negotiated With Palace<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Earlier in the day, Palace looked to be the front runners for Ekitike&#8217;s signature, and it was\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1697668136676274553\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">reported<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0the player had negotiated with The Eagles. However, it also said in the same report that PSG knew nothing of these negotiations and would not approve any loan deals.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">So, it seems this transfer saga is over. At least for now. There could still be a twist in the tale as we approach the end of deadline day.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Photo provided to Wikimedia Commons by Vincenzo.togni<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.wikidata.org\/wiki\/Special:CentralAuth?target=Vincenzo.togni<\/p>\n<p>CC by SA-4:<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.wikidata.org\/wiki\/Q18199165<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Crystal Palace and West Ham United have been dealt a blow in their pursuit of Hugo Ekitike, with\u00a0Fabrice Hawkins reporting\u00a0he will now stay at Paris Saint-Germain. 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