Liverpool star ahead Hugo Ekitike mentioned his struggles at PSG and the way it has impacted his profession.
Liverpool ahead Hugo Ekitike has credited his extremely scrutinised, tough stint at Paris Saint-Germain as a studying curve, noting that sharing a dressing room with Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappé, and Neymar supplied the right basis for his present Premier League success.
Talking on his time within the French capital, the 23-year-old insists that regardless of the immense struggles and lack of constant enjoying time alongside the long-lasting “MNM” trio, observing their each day habits and coaching therein helped sharpen his expertise and mentality.
“I can not lie, it was tough for me to go on the pitch and be capable to do what they had been doing on the identical stage,” he stated, per Purpose. “I feel I’ve by no means reached that stage but. It was about studying on the pitch, coaching, I noticed lots of nice issues.
“It is not even simply expertise, I realized the best way to transfer with out the ball, how I contact the ball, how I rating targets, confidence within the sport. After I look again, it wasn’t a good time for me [at PSG] however I feel that is what I wanted at the moment.
“I realized a lot, I am so grateful to have been there with such good gamers. It is an excellent image I can put in my home as a result of I performed with the very best participant within the historical past of soccer. It was good.”
Ekitike’s struggles at PSG
Ekitike’s time at PSG is broadly remembered as a failed stint. Initially arriving on mortgage from Stade de Reims in the summertime of 2022, he struggled to interrupt into the beginning XI, managing simply three targets and 4 assists throughout 32 complete appearances.
Whereas he did stroll away with a Ligue 1 title and the 2022 Trophée des Champions, his scenario drastically deteriorated following his €28.5 million everlasting switch in the summertime of 2023.
After infuriating the membership hierarchy by refusing for use as a makeweight in a deal for Randal Kolo Muani, Ekitike was utterly exiled from the primary staff, failing to make a single matchday squad after August 2023.
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Nonetheless, relatively than letting the next six-month freeze-out spoil his confidence, Ekitike moved to Germany, the place he rebuilt his profession with Frankfurt by displaying the elite expertise which prompted PSG to try to signal him.
He joined Liverpool from Eintracht Frankfurt for a blockbuster £69 million final summer season. Ekitike has been a revelation underneath the Anfield lights, already netting 11 targets in 26 Premier League appearances through the ongoing 2025/2026 marketing campaign.