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Hugo Ekitike is a transfer target for Liverpool(Image: Photo by Ulrik Pedersen/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Liverpool have avoided a potential problem amid their hopes of signing Hugo Ekitike.

The Eintracht Frankfurt striker has been heavily linked with a move to Anfield this summer as Arne Slot looks to bolster his attacking options.

The ECHO understands that the Premier League champions recently opened talks with the Bundesliga outfit over a deal for Ekitike, who has a €100 million (£85m) price tag.



The ECHO understands that the Magpies had an offer worth almost €80m (£69.4m) rejected by Eintracht Frankfurt earlier this month.

As it stands, it remains to be seen whether or not Liverpool will land the 23-year-old.

However, Dino Toppmoller appears to be preparing for Ekitike's potential departure.

On Saturday afternoon, the Reds target was an unused substitute in a pre-season friendly between Eintracht Frankfurt and FSV Frankfurt.

Then, once the supporters made their way into the stadium and Ekitike had began warming up, '10,000 or so' spectators cheered him on.

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Bild reckons that the Liverpool target was 'scheduled' to play, but 'the fear of injury was probably too great', so Toppmoller left him on the sidelines.

While overseas, Eintracht Frankfurt will play Aston Villa, Louisville City FC and Philadelphia Union.

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