Liverpool would have concluded an agreement of 79 million pounds sterling to sign the Frankfurt attacker Hugo Ekitike

Liverpool agreed to sign Eintracht Frankfurt Hugo Ekitike striker in an initial value of 69 million pounds Sterling, according to reports on Monday.

The Premier League champions focused on Ekitike after Newcastle’s refusal to sell the Swedish striker Alexander Isak, who is estimated at around 150 million pounds sterling by the Magpies.

Newcastle and Manchester United were also interested in Ekitike, but Liverpool seems ready to win the race for one of the hottest young stars in Europe.

It is believed that the Reds have agreed to pay an additional potential of 10 million pounds sterling to sign the 23 -year -old French, whose overall price could reach 79 million pounds sterling.

Once the transfer is completed, Ekitike will be linked to Arne Slot during her pre-season tour in Asia.

Ekitike scored 22 goals in 48 games in all competitions for Frankfurt last season after joining the Bundesliga Club of Paris Saint-Germain.

He was an unused substitute during the conviviality of the pre-season of his team against FSV Frankfurt on Saturday, with the boss of Eintrach, Dino Toppmoller, admitting the imminent departure of Ekitike was “a bitter loss”.

The Reds are also considered to be willing to sell the Uruguay Darwin Nunez striker, while the Colombian striker Luis Diaz was the target of a rejected offer from Bayern Munich.

Liverpool has already denounced 116 million pounds sterling on the German playmaker Florian Wirtz, as well as the signature of defenders Jeremie Frimpong and Milos Kerkez of Bayer Leverkusen and Bournemouth respectively.

Georgia goalkeeper Giorgi Mamardashvili has also been linked to Arne Slot’s team since the end of last season after accepting his Valencia move in 2024.