Hugo Ekitike: PSG struggles taught me lessons that help at Liverpool

Hugo Ekitike says his "difficult" time at Paris Saint-Germain proved to be the perfect bridge to stardom. He admits he couldn't match teammates on the pitch but learned "how to move without the ball, how I touch the ball, how I score goals, confidence in the game." He added: "When I look back, it wasn't a great time for me [at PSG] but I think that's what I needed at that time.

I learned so much, I'm so grateful to have been there with such good players. It's a great picture I can put in my house because I played with the best player in the history of football." Since his £79 million summer switch from Eintracht Frankfurt, Ekitike has scored 15 goals and provided six assists in 38 appearances for Liverpool, and has broken into Didier Deschamps' France squad ahead of the 2026 World Cup.

Asked if he can become the world's best, he said: "I think I can, I think I can. There's room for improvement, I have to work more, progress, but obviously I'm where I wanted to be, and I am here.

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