'He knows everything': Ekitike names the Liverpool player who has been 'most important' to helping him settle in

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Hugo Ekitike has settled into life at Liverpool brilliantly after a big summer move from Eintracht Frankfurt.

The Frenchman arrived as part of a revamp of the Reds’ forward line and immediately hit the ground running.

Ekitike matched a record held by Daniel Sturridge as one of the only players to score in his first three games for Liverpool and has looked like a good fit from day one.

Part of that is to do with Ekitike‘s style on the pitch, of course.

The 23-year-old appears to fit perfectly in with how Arne Slot wants his Liverpool squad to play.

But coming to a new club is also about assimilating to the culture you are joining and creating a bond with your teammates.

Thankfully, Ekitike looks to have done this easily as well, and the No.

22 has now picked out the ‘most important’ Liverpool player in helping him settle in this summer.

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It must always help a player to join a new club if he can rely on the support of some countrymen.

For Ekitike, that comes in the form of France teammate Ibrahima Konate.

And speaking to Stan Sport Football, the striker has highlighted the help from Konate in being crucial to his early days at Liverpool.

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“I think the most important person when I came here was Ibou to be honest,” he said.

According to the former Eintracht man, all the Liverpool players have been key to getting him settled on the pitch.

It’s been good.”

Speaking to Stan Sport ahead of Saturday’s Merseyside Derby, Ekitike also gave his honest opinion on the Liverpool fans.

“I didn’t know the fanbase of Liverpool was huge like that, but it’s really good.