Liverpool is ready to make a joint effort to sign Hugo Ekitike, which has a release clause of £ 85 million in Frankfurt, prepared to load their top talent at the right time with the German club
Liverpool is quickly moving to make Hugo Ekitike the new center-forward from the club and to know that the comparison to make the Eintracht Frankfurt de Hunne is easy.
Frankfurt Chief Sporting Director Markus Krosche has already admitted that the German club is willing to sell their top stars if they outgrow their environment in Deutsche Bank Park – and that includes their French striker.
Ekitike has become the leading light of the team and scored 22 times previous term when they qualified for the Champions League. His versions then led to great interest, not least from the Premier League.
Newcastle made the first step and saw an £ 70 million offer for the 23-year-old rejected by Frankfurt. With the tone that is not willing to sell Alexander Isak this summer, Liverpool then came to a pole position and the Frenchman likes to find himself to Anfield.
The Reds approached Frankfurt on Wednesday to register their interest and later informed the club that they are ready to offer. Now the two parties are looking for a deal in open contact.
It would be the second important name they lost in just over six months after strike partner Omar Marmoush moved to Manchester City in January for £ 59 million.
Krosche has made it clear that Frankfurt will let their top players look new when the time is ripe. He told Sport1 in May: “He is one of the most interesting strikers on the European market. Hugo has to decide that. I am glad we have it. If he decides otherwise, that is our motto: if a player develops faster than we, let him go.”
Ekitike has a release clause of £ 85 million in his deal, but Frankfurt will not tell. Instead, they will try to close a deal that gives them a fair appreciation, a significant increase in the £ 14 million they have paid PSG, and enables them to reinvest and improve a team that has qualified for the Champions League through the competition for the first time.
Liverpool wants to further strengthen their attacking options with Darwin Nunez who is expected to leave the club. They are sometimes also excess on Mohamed Salah and want to help alleviate the burden for the Egyptian.
The French attacker admitted that he would like to have the chance to share the field with Marmoush again, where he would be to move to England. He said last season: “I think he did everything he had to do here. I am glad he sees him play in England now.
“I try to watch his games when I can, especially when he plays. I think we have shared a number of great moments together, and I hope we can play together again or face each other again.”
Liverpool has already spent this summer north of £ 200 million, including that they are breaking the British transfer record to land Florian Wirtz from Bayer Leverkusen. They have also signed Jeremie Frimpong and Milos Kerkez.