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Liverpool are set to sign Hugo Ekitike.



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Liverpool have reached an agreement with Eintracht Frankfurt for striker Hugo Ekitike worth around £82million, according to reports.

And the Dutchman is not done there as he closes in on a new striker to upgrade his firepower, adding even more goal threat ahead of the new campaign.

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According to BILD, Ekitike will join Liverpool from Frankfurt in a transfer worth in the region of £82m.

It is claimed that the two clubs have struck an agreement, and his move now awaits formal completion in the coming days.

Frankfurt are said to have already decided against including the 23-year-old in their travelling squad for a training camp in the United States.

The Bundesliga club leave for the US on Tuesday, but Ekitike will not be on the plane after already missing Saturday's 3-2 friendly win against regional league outfit FSV Frankfurt.

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Hugo Ekitike will cost Liverpool more than £80m.

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Newcastle United have missed out on the France Under-21 international after Frankfurt rejected a £70m bid earlier this month.

The Magpies were ready to sanction a club record deal for Ekitike, but his heart is clearly set on an Anfield arrival.

Ekitike looks set to become the second Frankfurt forward to complete a big-money switch to the Premier League this year.

In January, Manchester City signed Omar Marmoush in a £59m deal.

He started his career at the Etihad Stadium with eight goals and three assists in 25 appearances.

Liverpool's current record signing, Darwin Nunez, looks likely to depart this summer after failing to convince Slot last season.

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However, a move to Napoli appears off the table after Antonio Conte secured the services of Lorenzo Lucca from Udinese.

Nunez has also been linked with Saudi Pro League clubs, Atletico Madrid and AC Milan as he prepares to leave Merseyside.

Ekitike's arrival should lock in Slot's attacking options for his second season at the helm, unless Luis Diaz gets his wish and seals a switch to Bayern Munich by the end of the window.

Liverpool are the current favourites to retain their Premier League crown, having triumphed so comfortably last term before the significant upgrades arrived.

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