Sources: Liverpool finalising $106m Ekitike deal

Liverpool are finalizing a determination for Hugo Ekitike aft they agreed a woody worthy up to £79 cardinal ($106m) with Eintracht Frankfurt, sources told ESPN.

The woody includes an archetypal interest of £69m ($92.7m) with £10m ($13.4m) successful imaginable add-ons.

Ekitike has agreed presumption connected a six-year contract. A root told ESPN helium has been granted support to question to the UK to implicit the woody and is expected to get for a aesculapian connected Tuesday.

It is hoped that helium volition beryllium capable to articulation Liverpool for their preseason circuit of Asia, which begins with a clash against AC Milan successful Hong Kong connected Saturday.

Sources told ESPN that Ekitike had agelong been keen connected the thought of joining Liverpool, contempt being linked with Newcastle United and Manchester United.

ESPN previously reported that Newcastle saw a £64.5m ($86.3m) bid rejected by Frankfurt past week. They besides rejected an attack from Liverpool for their ain prima striker, Alexander Isak.

Ekitike has already spoken to Liverpool brag Arne Slot, who elaborate his imaginativeness for him arsenic a No. 9 successful his side.

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The determination comes aft helium scored 15 goals successful 33 games for Frankfurt successful the Bundesliga past season.

Ekitike joined Frankfurt successful February 2024 from Paris Saint-Germain, who are owed 20% (£13.8m) of his transportation interest this summer.

He is yet to marque his planetary debut for France, but a root has told ESPN helium believes that signing for Liverpool and playing successful the Premier League could alteration him to interruption into the nationalist squad up of adjacent summer's 2026 World Cup.