Though we had Deadline Day for English clubs a number of weeks back, there's still a crazy final day deal to report on. Cameroonian forward Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting, who has the best name in football by an absolutely country mile, is slated to complete a move from Stoke City to the mighty Paris Saint-Germain, pending a medical today. When reports first filtered through, it looked as though it was just another daft transfer story plucked out of thin air. But PSG boss Thomas Tuchel has confirmed that the 29-year old will indeed be joining on a a free transfer. Advert 10 Breaking ' PSG manager Thomas Tuchel confirms the imminent arrivals of Juan Bernat & Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting in this morning's press conference https://t.co/pumxCgvPXe - Get French Football News (@GFFN) August 31, 2018 PEAK SILLY SEASON! Eric-Maxim Choupo-Moting will join #PSG as a back up for Edinson Cavani Thomas Tuchel coached him at Mainz and calls him a "top player" Scored 61 goals in 316 apps over course of career. Same agent as Draxler and Kehrer #agentoftheyear#TransferDeadLineDay pic.twitter.com/l7fkJK861x - Max Merrill (@MaxMerrill_) August 31, 2018 Genuinely keep thinking that I have seen everything at PSG & then a deadline day signing of Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting materialises... :flushed: - Jonathan Johnson (@Jon_LeGossip) August 30, 2018 Advert 10 Tuchel on Choupo-Moting: "We have been looking for a backup to Edinson Cavani for a while. Eric Maxim gave us an opportunity. He is a player of top quality & can impact games from the bench. We wanted a strong player, able to hold the ball up & dominate aerially." #NOPSG - Jonathan Johnson (@Jon_LeGossip) August 31, 2018 Stoke's Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting is set to sign for PSG today... pic.twitter.com/h6YnOSMwoj - 101 Great Goals (@101greatgoals) August 31, 2018 Stoke's Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting is set to seal a dream move to Paris Saint Germain - deadline day does strange things to clubs... - Graeme Bailey (@GraemeBailey) August 31, 2018 Stoke City's Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting is currently having a medical at PSG. One of the more bizarre transfers but Choupo-Moting played for Tuchel at Mainz. Doesn't show a lot of confidence in the PSG youngsters though. (Bayern's Juan Bernat also having a medical at PSG). https://t.co/aFSV4XSVFv - John Bennett (@JohnBennettBBC) August 31, 2018 Advert 10 The pair worked together at Mainz in the Bundesliga and Tuchel feels he can be a solid back-up to his No.9, Edinson Cavani. "We've been looking for a few weeks for cover for [Edinson] Cavani, the opportunity has come with Maxim, who is a top-level player, who can impact right away when he comes off the bench," he said in a press conference. "With the arrival of Choupo-Moting, it's a lot of attackers. It can impact [Timothy] Weah's situation, but at the same time not, because it's another type of player." Image; PA Advert 10 Choupo-Moting joined Stoke a year ago after leaving Schalke and has now blagged himself a move to one of the elite Champions League sides.<doc-sep>Paris Saint-Germain will complete the signing of midfielder Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting on a free transfer on Friday and will not loan United States international Timothy Weah, a source close to the deal has told ESPN FC. The 29-year-old Germany-born Cameroon international will arrive as a free agent as Stoke City look to get his hefty salary off their books after relegation from the Premier League last season. According to the source, PSG coach Thomas Tuchel wanted a versatile replacement for Goncalo Guedes in attack after his move to Valencia went through. The German manager knows Choupo-Moting's versatility from their time together with Mainz 05, and the former Schalke 04 and Hamburger SV man shares Julian Draxler and Thilo Kehrer's representatives which made it a relatively straightforward agreement. GEOFF CADDICK/AFP/Getty Images Choupo-Moting will sign a three-year contract at Parc des Princes, said the source, and his arrival should be made official around the same time as that of Juan Bernat from Bayern Munich. Elsewhere, PSG remain in the hunt for a new central midfielder, with Bayern's Renato Sanches and Celta Vigo's Stanislav Lobotka the lead names. The source indicated that Giovani Lo Celso is likely to depart before the transfer window closes because Tuchel has little need for him. However, Weah will not be departing on loan despite interest from Strasbourg and Angers, among others, and should be offered a new contract soon. / Jure Makovec/AFP/Getty Images Weah, 18, was the star of PSG's preseason in Austria, Singapore and China, scoring two goals in four matches and then adding his first Ligue 1 goal in a 3-0 home win over Caen in the opener. According to a source earlier this month, Strasbourg had informed PSG of their interest in taking Weah on loan with or without an option to buy but were told that a deal was unlikely. PSG told the club they would consider whether a temporary move for guaranteed regular first-team football would be more beneficial for Weah than staying with the club this season. However, PSG also told Strasbourg that they were counting on Weah to feature regularly this campaign and provide Tuchel with depth in attack.<doc-sep>Paris Saint-Germain have signed striker Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting after his Stoke deal was cancelled by mutual consent. The 29-year-old joined Stoke in the summer of 2017, going on to make 32 league and cup appearances. The Stoke website said: "The club would like to take this opportunity to thank Maxim for his efforts and wish him well in the future." French champions PSG have also completed a deal for left-back Juan Bernat, who has signed a three-year contract after a fee was agreed with Bayern Munich. Capped seven times by Spain, Bernat has played 115 times for Bayern, winning four Bundesliga titles.<doc-sep>TF-Images/Getty Images Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting signed for Paris Saint-Germain from EFL Championship side Stoke City on Friday. The Cameroon international reunites with former manager Thomas Tuchel, who took the reins at PSG earlier in the summer. The attacker previously worked with the German coach at Mainz. B/R Football highlighted the transfer, which was completed before the closure of the French transfer window: BBC Sport also reported Juan Bernat will be joining the 29-year-old in Paris after completing his transfer from Bayern Munich on Friday. Choupo-Moting signed a two-year contract with the French champions after agreeing to terminate his deal with the Championship club. The Hamburg-born striker moved to Stoke from Schalke in 2017 but couldn't help the Potters avoid relegation from the Premier League last season. He scored five goals and provided five assists in England's top division last term, making 30 appearances. Per BBC Sport, Bernat arrived in Paris for a £13.5 million fee and has signed a three-year deal with the French giants.<doc-sep>
STOKE forward Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting is closing in on a shock move to Paris Saint-Germain. SunSport exclusively revealed the moneybags Ligue 1 outfit were chasing the Cameroon ace. 4 Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting is set to leave relegated Stoke if he passes his medical Credit: Reuters And PSG chief Thomas Tuchel has confirmed £15million-rated Choupo-Moting is having a medical alongside Bayern Munich defender Juan Bernat, with the window closing at 5pm. He said: "It is August 31. It is very late, perhaps too late. "I am not going to lie, we are trying to get both players to sign - they are undergoing their medicals now. I do not know if others will follow." Stoke are willing to get £60,000-a-week Choupo-Moting, 29, off their books as they look to rebuild following relegation from the Premier League. 4 Thomas Tuchel confirmed he was close to completing a double signing Credit: AP:Associated Press 4 Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting is one of Stokes highest earners Credit: Getty Images - Getty Tuchel confirmed the striker is being signed to add depth to PSG's star-studded squad - explaining that his arrival could affect youngster Timothy Weah. He added: "We have been looking for a back-up to Edinson Cavani for a while. Eric Maxim gave us an opportunity. "He is a player of top quality and can impact games from the bench. 4 Juan Bernat could also be heading for Paris today Credit: Getty - Contributor "We wanted a strong player, able to hold the ball up and dominate aerially. "His arrival will influence Timothy Weah's future. That said, they are different types of player."