Two more of Liverpool's Premier League rivals were interested in signing striker Hugo Ekitike before the Reds beat Newcastle to agreeing a deal with Eintracht Frankfurt

Liverpool are on the verge of signing Eintracht Frankfurt centre-forward Hugo Ekitiké (23) in a €90m deal. L’Equipe has written a feature on how the Premier League champions have fended off

The Premier League champions have already spent more than £150m on Florian Wirtz, Jeremie Frimpong and Milos Kerkez and are set to increase that sum further after agreeing a deal worth a potential £79m for Eintracht Frankfurt forward Hugo Ekitike.

Ekitiké was curiously assigned the No. 44 shirt after signing for PSG, indicating his minor significance, although he did enjoy run-outs with 9 and 15 in pre-season. His forgettable spell in Paris was followed up by what looks to have been a career-igniting move to Eintracht Frankfurt. Ekitiké exclusively wore No. 11 in Germany.

Without a doubt, Chelsea's squad is overly stocked. In response to this, the board is taking advantage of this summer market to offload players who are not in Enzo Maresca's plans. One of them is

Hugo Ekitike is poised to inject a cheerful atmosphere into Liverpool's changing room, according to his former skipper. The French striker is set to join the Premier League champions after an agreement was reached to secure the Eintracht Frankfurt ace's signature.

Liverpool are finalizing a move for Hugo Ekitike after they agreed a deal worth up to £79 million ($106m) with Eintracht Frankfurt, sources told ESPN. The deal includes an initial fee of £69m ($92.7m) with £10m ($13.

Liverpool manager Arne lot's search for striker looks to be finally ending with Premier League champions on the verge of signing Eintracht Frankfurt hitman Hugo Ekitike. According to Fabrizio Romano,