Football - FA Premier League - AFC Bournemouth v Liverpool FC BOURNEMOUTH, ENGLAND - Saturday, February 1, 2025: Liverpool s sporting director Richard Hughes during the FA Premier League match between AFC Bournemouth and Liverpool FC at Dean Court. Photo by David Rawcliffe/Propaganda BOURNEMOUTH Dean Court DORSET ENGLAND PUBLICATIONxNOTxINxUK Copyright: Imago Images
Liverpool still need a new number 9, and sporting director Richard Hughes has been scouring the market for a new striker this summer. The Reds are set to move a step closer to making an offer for a forward in the coming days after a shock transfer twist.
The Merseyside giants are about to splash out a club-record fee of £113m for Florian Wirtz, and are committed to spending another £30m on Jeremie Frimpong.
They could fork out as much as £45m for Milos Kerkez, but the club are still prioritising the arrival of a new striker as Arne Slot wants an upgrade on Darwin Nunez.
Liverpool are now lining up a move for another Bundesliga star this summer, and will learn more about the terms needed to sign him in the coming days.
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Hugo Ektike is almost certain to move on from Eintracht Frankfurt after a stellar season, and a move to the Premier League seems to be on the cards.
Chelsea have the edge in the race and are looking to close out a deal soon, as they are wary of Liverpool beating them to his signature this summer.
Arne Slot has approved signing the Frenchman, and according to GiveMeSport, Liverpool will learn about the terms of a potential deal this week.
However, it has been claimed that Eintracht have zero interest in lowering their financial demands for the forward in the upcoming transfer window.
The German club want £84m from his sale, and are certain Liverpool or Chelsea will pay that figure to get their hands on Ekitike this summer.
Eintracht forced Manchester City to pay more than they would have wanted for Omar Marmoush in January and want to do the same with the Frenchman’s departure.
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