The Anfield outfit have already been fairly busy in the market with Arne Slot likely to be looking to get most of his business done as soon as possible.

A plethora of names have been linked with an Anfield switch already this summer, however, Hugo Ekitike’s name is cropping up rather often.

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The report outlines that ‘talks’ have already taken place between Slot and Ekitike, with both the Dutchman and Richard Hughes ‘keen’ on bringing him in.

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Chelsea are the Reds’ biggest rivals for his transfer at the moment, however, Frankfurt have ‘not yet’ received an offer.

Since the 2024-25 season ended, Liverpool have already been linked with a handful of superstars who’d improve their team tenfold.

The transfers of Florian Wirtz and Frimpong are the closest to completion and will help fill two areas of priority for Slot this summer.



CompetitionGamesGoalsAssistsBundesliga33158Europa League1243DFB Pokal331The 2024-25 season of Hugo Ekitike in numbers.
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