This is probably the most surprising transfer of this end of year, Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting signed Friday evening shortly before midnight with Paris Saint-Germain.
An incredible fate for a player who was preparing to play the English D2 Championship with Stoke City. But Thomas Tuchel, who wanted hin at PSG, and the Parisian leaders decided otherwise. On the site of Paris SG, Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting admits he is living a daydream.
And he wants to thank the Paris Saint-Germain on the grounds of Ligue 1 and the Champions League for this vote of confidence.
“I feel extremely honored to have signed today in this European top club that is Paris Saint-Germain. I want to thank the leaders and the coach for the trust they put in me by recruiting me. I will strive to do my best on the field, day after day, to express my appreciation for my new club. It’s like a dream, it’s one of the biggest clubs in the world, I’m very proud to be here now. It’s a moment of joy, I’m eager to show what I can do and what I can bring. It was the coach who also contacted me, he asked me what was my situation and if it was possible, and I of course I responded positively. Since Mainz, when he was my coach, I always dreamed of working with him and his staff again. Every person who loves football dreams of playing a day with a team like PSG, the coach is one of the best in the world “,
said Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting, who will also have to convince Paris’ fans very skeptical about his signature.