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Steve Nicol and Frank Leboeuf disagree connected however Hugo Ekitike mightiness acceptable successful the Premier League. (2:30)
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Jul 23, 2025, 02:35 PM ET
Liverpool person completed the signing of striker Hugo Ekitike from Eintracht Frankfurt, the clubs announced Wednesday.
Ekitike, 23, becomes the latest accomplishment for Arne Slot's revamped Liverpool broadside this summer, pursuing Jeremie Frimpong, Florian Wirtz and Milos Kerkez done the doorway astatine Anfield.
Sources told ESPN that Liverpool agreed a £69m ($92.8m) with £10m ($13.4m) successful imaginable add-ons for a determination that could extremity up costing them £79 cardinal ($91m) for the France under-21 forward.
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Liverpool said Ekitike volition present alert to Hong Kong aboriginal this week to articulation the remainder of the squad connected their preseason circuit of Asia.
Ekitike has besides been the taxable of involvement from Manchester United and Newcastle United this summertime pursuing his breakout play successful the Bundesliga wherever helium registered 15 goals and 8 assists successful 33 games.
He besides helped Frankfurt scope the quarterfinals of the Europa League wherever they were knocked retired by eventual winners, Tottenham Hotspur.
"It's a beardown communicative for him and Eintracht Frankfurt that he's moving to 1 of Europe's apical teams with the top ambitions and opportunities," Frankfurt sporting manager Markus Krösche said successful a statement.
"Hugo has earned this move, and it shows that we are susceptible of offering players a large prospect."
Sources told ESPN that Frankfurt volition person to springiness 20% of the full worth of the transportation to Paris Saint-Germain owed to a clause inserted successful the player's declaration erstwhile helium joined Frankfurt from the Ligue 1 broadside successful February 2024.
Information from ESPN's Julien Laurens and Beth Lindop was utilized successful this report.
