The latest signing of Liverpool Hugo Ekitike is on his way to London instead of MerseSide to complete his medical before he completes his relocation of Eintracht Frankfurt
Hugo Ekitike and his agent Karl Mwalako are flying to London this morning and not Liverpool prior to his transfer of £ 79 million from Eintracht Frankfurt.
The attacker of France under the age of 21 will undergo a medical in the capital before signing his six-year contract and he will then be taken to Asia to participate in the first team team of Arne Slot during their pre-season tour. And everything that goes well can be completed tomorrow.
The signing of Ekitike takes their summer expenditure so far to almost £ 300 million if the Anfield club wants to build a team that is able to retain the Premier League title, but it also means that Arne Slot is now expected to say goodbye to a number of players before the campaign starts.
The future of Luiz Diaz may remain the most intriguing. Bayern Munich has already rejected an offer of around £ 60 million and the Colombia Forward would like to explore a chance elsewhere. And although Liverpool's position is that he is not for sale, where Diaz continues to train with the first team as normal, they are brace for an improved bid from the Bundesliga champions.
However, the club is open to offers for Misfit Darwin Nunez, after two seasons in which he did not realize his £ 85 million reimbursement. Atletico Madrid seems to have silenced their interest with Liverpool who wants to hold £ 70 million, but there remains the potential of a large money switch to Saudi Aarabia for the International Uruguay
He spoke frankly during the title winning campaign for his desire to play more often and had closed what he had to do to get a bigger look.
But Liverpool will not sell him cheaply. Watching a number of Premier League parties, but nobody is enthusiastic about a price tag of £ 50 million.
Several other young people could also play elsewhere this season.
Defensive midfielder Tyler Morton, 22, has interest from Premier League parties and can go on loan or a permanent deal. Ben Doak, Luca Stephenson and James McConnell can all stand in line for seasonal loan movements.