Bundesliga: Decisive, Ekitike unlocks his counter with Frankfurt

Hugo Ekitike, first! Voiceless since his arrival under the colors of Frankfurt, at the very end of last winter's transfer window, the 21-year-old French striker made the talk this Friday, during Eintracht's 3-1 victory against Augburg , during the 30th day of the Bundesliga. His first goal with his new club, in what was his 13th outing. The winning goal, as Ruben Vargas opened the scoring in the first half for the visitors, before Fares Chaibi equalized. In any case, the one who allowed his team to take control. Omar Marmoush was responsible for killing the suspense at the end of added time with the third.

This success allows Frankfurt to consolidate its sixth place in the championship standings and push its evening opponent back seven lengths.

Promising under the colors of his training club, Reims, Ekitike caught the eye of PSG recruiters, who paid close to €30 million to afford him in 2022. Alas, the experience was hardly conclusive... Paris tried to get rid of it last summer, in vain, before putting it away for the first six months of the current season. Frankfurt finally recovered Ekitike on a loan with an option to buy. According to L'Équipe, Eintracht will quickly exercise the purchase option at €16.5 million, which will bring the operation to €20 million in total, including the amount of the paying loan (3.5 M€).