As he trudged off the Allianz Arena turf on Wednesday night, Hugo Ekitike, who barely had a kick as Paris Saint-Germain crashed out at the last 16 stage of the Champions League for the second year running, must have questioned his decision last summer.
Two transfer sagas dominated the headlines on Tyneside in the early days of the post-Mike Ashley era. While Sven Botman arrived and is now integral to Newcastle United’s cause, a certain French youngster snubbed a Toon move not once, but twice.
Ekitike was the subject of a deadline-day switch to Newcastle in January last year. Despite playing a handful of games at professional level, the fresh-faced regime at St James’ Park were willing to stump up around £25million for the striker - a fee Reims accepted.
