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While the rumors of Hugo Ekitike were announced on the departure with strong interest from Newcastle during the 2021 winter transfer window, the French striker today at PSG had chosen to stay at Stade de Reims. The Champagne club then activated Mathys Tel to replace him. Lacking playing time at the time with Rennes, the French international hopeful wanted to leave, which made the transfer possible. The rest we know, Hugo Ekitike finished the season with Reims while Mathys Tel joined Bayern Munich for 20 million euros six months later. Today excellent with the Bavarian club, the Rémois were on the verge of achieving a real coup.
Mathieu Lacour reveals interest in Mathys Tel
The general director of Stade de Reims, Mathieu Lacour was a guest on the Twitch show “The Club of 5”, while discussing the subject of Hugo Ekitike, he revealed that Reims had activated a backup plan called Mathys Tel to compensate for the probable departure of the French striker: “If Hugo left (in the 2021 winter transfer window) we would have tried to make last minute pressure on Mathys Tel. Who at the time was not happy with his playing time in Rennes. »
During the 2021 winter transfer window, while Hugo Ekitike was still playing in Reims and he was already attracting interest from other clubs, Stade de Reims considered signing… 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝗵𝘆𝘀 𝗧𝗲𝗹 to replace him! 😳
The young Frenchman was unhappy with his playing time, which… pic.twitter.com/ODY3wrhcTk
— Footballogue (@Footballogue) October 9, 2023
To sum up
In the Twitch show “Le Club des 5”, Mathieu Lacour, the general director of Stade Reims made a surprising revelation. While Hugo Ekitike was leaving during the 2021 winter transfer window, Stade de Reims had activated a plan B in order to sign Mathys Tel.
2023-10-09 21:01:43
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