Sky Germany: Chelsea pushing to finalise move for €100m star amid Liverpool interest | OneFootball

Chelsea are pushing and want to finalise a deal for Frankfurt forward Hugo Ekitike according to Sky Germany reporter Florian Plettenberg.

The Blues are set for another busy summer and have already signed Liam Delap for £30m with more new faces expected.

Chelsea face a critical window and could add another striker, but the club are also looking for a centre back, goalkeeper and right footed attacker.

Chelsea pushing to finalise Hugo Ekitike deal

With Delap through the door the Blues are looking to add another attacker following  the departure of Jadon Sancho.

Christopher Nkunku and Joao Felix are expected to leave meaning the Blues could do with a versatile forward to fill the void.

Ekitike is attracting strong interest from the Premier League. (Photo by Alex Grimm/Getty Images)

Chelsea have been strongly linked with Ekitike, but Frankfurt are said to want €100m for the 22-year-old who scored 22 goals last season.

The Blues are said to be working on reaching a verbal agreement with Ekitike and Plettenberg has now provided a further update.

He took to X.com and quoted his earlier update on Ekitike:

“Chelsea are pushing and want to finalise the deal – but Liverpool are also there. #CFC #LFC”

It’s been reported the Blues hold an advantage over Liverpool in the race for the France under-21 international, but it would appear unlikely any potential deal would be done in time for Ekitike to feature at the Club World Cup.

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If Chelsea fail to agree a deal for Ekitike they have other names on their list including England international Morgan Rogers.

However, West Ham’s Mohammed Kudus has emerged as a potential target and Chelsea are said to have been offered the chance to sign the 24-year-old.

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Kudus is believed to want to play Champions League football and Chelsea are said to have had an offer including players rejected.

The Ghana international has an £85m clause in his deal active for Premier League clubs, but it remains to be seen if Chelsea would be prepared to pay anywhere near that amount.