Clement Bakayogo

Career
Clement worked his way through the PSG youth set-up in Paris. He was showing he had the talent to become big in the future, so they gave him his pro contract in the 29/30 season. He played in the reserves for that season, impressing the staff there. The next year saw him play 1 game for the first team before being loaned out to FC Lorient in January. He scored 2 and assisted 5 in only 8 games for the division 2 side. The next season, PSG decided to loan him out for the full season, he was snapped up by Championship side Bournemouth. Clement had a Stella season, scoring 8 and assisting 11, helped the side win the title and gain promotion to the Premier League. Through this season, Gateshead scouts noticed him performing well in the Championship and advised manager Luke Ireland to make an offer for the following season before anyone else showed interest. Eventually a £11.25 Million offer was accepted by PSG and he joined the now Europa League champions for the 32/33 season on a two year (only £6.5k a week) contract. Bakayogo became an instant success, playing on the wing to supply Giuranna, he managed 9 assists and 5 goals, which led him on to help the team win their first ever Premier League trophy. Ireland announced he would be retiring at the end of the following season, which ended up unsettling Clement. Ireland told him that if he signs a new contract and stays for the following year, he would be one of the highest payed players at the club with his current form. Meanwhile the team was looking at wining a successive league title, but they missed out on goal difference on the last day. But they also managed to reach the FA Cup final, where a 1-0 win saw them lift the trophy for the first time, although Clement was out injured for this game. He managed to return a week later for the Champions League final where he played the full 90 minutes, helping the team to a 2-0 win against FC Porto and bringing the trophy back to the north east. This then made Bakayogo decide to sign a new £170k a week 4 year contract, to try and help the team, go as far they could under new management. He also looks to make his début for the French National side, after turning 22 that May.