Man Utd and Newcastle in six-club transfer battle for Hugo Ekitike as PSG prepare £38m bid for Reims star

MANCHESTER UNITED and Newcastle are currently in the middle of a six-way battle for the signature of Reims teenager Hugo Ekitike.

However, it’s being reported in France that PSG are lining up a £38million bid for the striker.

According to , Manchester United and Newcastle are the main interested parties from the Premier League.

Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund and Inter Milan are all also in the hunt.

Back in January, it was reported that Newcastle had had a £33m bid accepted by the French club, only for Ekitike himself to turn down the offer.

Both Man United and Newcastle are looking bolster their striker options for the upcoming season.

Erik ten Hag’s United need reinforcements as the impending departure of Edinson Cavani leaving just 37-year-old Cristiano Ronaldo to lead the line for them.

Anthony Martial will be returning to United this summer when his loan at Sevilla runs out but his future at Old Trafford is still uncertain.

Eddie Howe’s Magpies currently have three strikers on the books, but with none of them below the age of 30.

Ekitike, 19, scored 11 goals in all competitions this season, and topped Reims’ goals and assists charts in the league in his breakthrough season for the club.

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He finished the season as the top scoring teenager across Europe’s top five leagues.

It appears PSG are not hesitating on bringing in a new striker, even after it was finally confirmed that Kylian Mbappe would be staying with the Parisians.

Mauro Icardi appears to be close to the exit door for Mauricio Pochettino’s side and Ekitike would be a young and exciting replacement for the wantaway Argentinian.