Manchester United hijack Liverpool striker transfer in a shock £85m move, landing an ‘explosive’ talent who looked destined for Anfield. The Red Devils have swooped in and are now proceeding with their efforts to beat the Premier League champions to the signing of this brilliant attacking talent.
Liverpool are in the market for a striker and are expected to spend big on a number 9 despite being close to agreeing on a British record fee for Bayer Leverkusen’s Florian Wirtz.
The Merseyside giants still hope to find a way to sign Alexander Isak, and their failure to offload Darwin Nunez early has stopped them from making a concrete offer for any of their striker targets.
However, this indecisiveness could cost them as Manchester United are set to hijack a deal to sign a striker that Liverpool have been chasing for months, going into the summer window.
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Manchester United hijack huge Liverpool striker transfer deal
Hugo Ekitike is one of the most wanted forwards in European football following a stellar season, and Chelsea and Liverpool have been duking it out for him.
Liverpool have held talks, and while Chelsea have been in constant contact with his agents, they are reluctant to meet Eintracht Frankfurt’s £85m asking price.
This indecisiveness of both the Premier League clubs has allowed Manchester United to swoop in, and according to Sky Deutschland, they are in the race to sign him.
Ruben Amorim wants a new number 9, and Manchester United have touched base with Ekitike’s representatives to get all the relevant information on a potential deal.
They have expressed concrete interest in the Frenchman and are weighing up their options as they push towards signing a number 9.
Eintracht have not lowered their asking price, and are confident that a club will eventually fork out the fee they want for Ekitike.
