Georgia s Euro 2024 breakout star Georges Mikautadze has joined Metz on a permanent basis but could yet be sold on, with West Ham, Newcastle United and other clubs reportedly interested.
Mikautadze enjoyed an excellent campaign with the major tournament debutants, who reached the last 16 but were beaten 4-1 by Spain on Sunday.
He scored three goals in the group stage, two of them from the penalty spot, and remains joint-top of the competition s goalscoring charts, alongside Germany s Jamal Musiala and Slovakia s Ivan Schranz.
The 23-year-old s strikes came from a total of 2.26 expected goals (xG) – currently the second-highest figure at the tournament behind Kai Havertz s 3.7.
His conversion rate of 50% (six shots taken), meanwhile, is the fourth-best o…