Liverpool reach agreement in principle to sign Hugo Ekitike | OneFootball

Liverpool have reached an agreement in principle with Eintracht Frankfurt to sign Hugo Ekitike (23) for a reported €95m including add-ons, according to Sky Germany journalist Florian Plettenberg.

Ekitike will sign a six-year contract at Liverpool until 2031 upon completion of his medical, which is expected to take place soon. The Frenchman is the next big sale at Eintracht Frankfurt following the departures of Randal Kolo Muani (€95m) to Paris Saint-Germain and Omar Marmoush (€75m) to Manchester City.

Eintracht Frankfurt had no desire to sell Ekitike – who scored 22 goals and provided 12 assists in 48 appearances last season – but valued at €100m by the Hessen club, it’s a difficult figure to turn down. It’s also a significant return on the €16.5m they paid PSG to sign the French attacker last summer.

And with the signing of Jonathan Burkardt and Franjo Ivanovic eyed up as a replacement, SGE are well equipped to cope with the departure of Ekitike, who will become the latest player to swap the Bundesliga for the Premier League champions after Jeremie Frimpong and Florian Wirtz.

GGFN | Daniel Pinder