Report: £69m Liverpool player's agent says his client was so close to signing for Newcastle this summer

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However, this number could have been 12 if one player had chosen to make the move to Newcastle instead of Liverpool this term.

The Frenchman has taken like a duck to water and has often converted each chance he’s been given.

He already has three goals to his name this term, but with Alexander Isak now among the Reds’ ranks, he’ll have his work cut out to keep his place.

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However, in an interview with Italian outlet TuttoSport, Ali Barat, Ekitike’s agent, said that things could have ended up going a different way for his client this summer.

We agreed on everything with the German club and the footballer, then Liverpool called him and he chose Anfield.”

In the end, Ekitike ended up joining Liverpool for a fee worth an initial £69million.

At the moment, it’s anyone’s guess what could end up happening, but with the way things have panned out thus far, it feels like Liverpool could be on course for another dominant season.