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Liverpool's pursuit of Hugo Ekitike is expected to intensify in the coming days after the Reds submitted their first offer for the Frenchman earlier this week.

The Reds need extra firepower up front, and Darwin Nunez is expected to leave this summer.

Ekitike, who managed 22 goals and 12 assists last season for Eintracht Frankfurt, could replace the current Liverpool no.9.

Last term wasn’t quite a breakthrough year for the 23-year-old, who starred for Stade Reims in the 2021/22 campaign and netted 10 league goals, but it was perhaps the first season that convinced Liverpool of the striker’s capabilities.

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Having previously spent a season and a half at Paris Saint-Germain, Ekitike knows about the pressures that come with playing for an elite club, while his displays last term fired Eintracht Frankfurt to a Champions League spot.

Mario Gotze, a former Bayern Munich and Germany legend who scored the winner in the 2014 World Cup final, is among Ekitike’s current teammates at Frankfurt.

[Ekitike] is definitely an asset for the team.”

What stands out among Ekitike’s range of skills is his ability to run beyond the last defender and stretch opposition defenses, and his penchant for dropping deep and into wide areas

Liverpool looks set to complete a move for Hugo Ekitike

Even Arne Slot admitted at the end of last season that the Reds needed to add more goals from set-pieces.

Meanwhile, Ekitike’s speed, close control, and high expected goals make him an intriguing prospect for Liverpool fans.

A move for the 23-year-old may put Liverpool’s pursuit of Alexander Isak into doubt