Liverpool are completing a move for Hugo Ekitike after they agreed a deal worth up to £79 million ($106m) with Eintracht Frankfurt, sources told ESPN.

Liverpool and Eintracht Frankfurt have agreed the finer details of Hugo Ekitiké's proposed move to Anfield, clearing the Frenchman to undergo a medical. Having been rebuffed by Newcastle United with an approach for Alexander Isak,

The Fenway Sports Group-owned club is set to splash the cash again in the 2025 summer transfer market, this time on a new striker.

Liverpool famously vetoed the £53m signing of Nabil Fekir from Lyon back in June 2018 after becoming aware of a knee issue, once the Frenchman had carried out his medical. Therefore, if something similar occurs during Ekitike’s medical check, those at Anfield could well send him back to Frankfurt.

Liverpool have been searching for a new striker this summer and are edging closer to signing Eintracht Frankfurt star Hugo Ekitiké.

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Ekitike’s former youth coach Jean-Philippe, AKA ‘Nano’, spoke with GOAL in 2021 and explained some of the qualities he exuded as a young boy, which have continued into his playing career as an adult.

Liverpool are said to have reacted to Newcastle shutting the door on Isak talks by launching a bid for Ekitike, and Fabrizio Romano reports on Thursday morning that they are now ahead of the Magpies in the race to sign the French forward. The Reds expect to sign Ekitike if all hopes of an Isak deal end.