Three Premier League sides in last ditch transfer race to sign £30m-rated PSG star Hugo Ekitike days before deadline

CRYSTAL PALACE, West Ham and Brentford are all trying to agree a deadline day loan for Paris St.Germain striker Hugo Ekitike.

But negotiations have been complicated by the 21-year-old French youth international already being offered by PSG to Eintracht Frankfurt.

Ekitike, who cost PSG £30million when they bought him from Reims, has been told he does not figure in the plans of new coach Luis Enrique.

And the French Champions have tried to include him as part of a £55million bid for Frankfurt’s French international Randal Kolo Mauni.

That offer has been rejected by the Bundesliga club but Kolo Mauni has now reportedly gone on strike and flown to Paris in an effort to force a deal.

And that uncertainty has left Ekitike’s future up in the air as he waits to find out what is going on.

But it seems likely that he will be moving somewhere before tomorrow’s transfer deadline and the trio of London teams are all on standby to strike a last minute deal.

Ekitike initially joined PSG on loan from Reims but only scored four goals in his first season at the Parc des Princes.

But they had agreed an obligation to buy him this summer for £30million and are already looking to offload him.

The French striker has scored four goals in 33 appearances for the club.

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However, he has played just eight minutes so far this season and has been an unused sub in each of PSG's last two matches.

Goncalo Ramos' arrival from Benfica has also further limited Ekitike's opportunities in Paris.