Liverpool have dealt a major blow to Manchester United’s transfer plans with a major hijack for a top Bundesliga striker. With manager Arne Slot looking to make a bold statement in the transfer market, the Reds have swooped in with a decisive move, flipping the script on one of the window’s most anticipated deals.
The Merseyside giants are prepared to go big for a new number 9 this summer, despite the imminent arrival of Florian Wirtz from Bayer Leverkusen for a deal worth up to £116m.
Darwin Nunez will leave Liverpool at some point in the window, and the club are keen to bring in a top-class replacement to boost the title-winning squad.
Liverpool are now poised to hijack Manchester United’s move for the most-wanted striker in the ongoing transfer window, and are keen to take him to Anfield.
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Liverpool to hijack striker transfer from under Manchester United’s nose
Manchester United have been in contact with the representatives of Hugo Ekitike, who is a boyhood fan of the club, and are the only side that have directly contacted Eintracht Frankfurt.
However, according to journalist Sacha Tavolieri, Liverpool are still very much in the race to sign the striker, and are trying to convince the player first.
It has been claimed that the Merseyside giants are in contact with the striker’s camp almost every day to sell a move to Anfield in the ongoing transfer window.
They are keen to sell the move to Ekitike and his camp first before starting negotiations with Eintracht Frankfurt.
Liverpool are in no mood to pay the £85m the German club have been demanding for the striker in the ongoing transfer window.
Eintracht would have to agree to lower their demands if Liverpool are to make a move for the striker this summer.
