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Manchester United's pursuit of a new striker could be hindered by Liverpool's impending deal to sign Hugo Ekitike.

The Reds are expected to announce Ekitike's move to Anfield imminently, after agreeing to pay $93 million plus a possible $13 million in further performance-related add-ons for the Frenchman.

Arne Slot is in the market for a new striker, with Darwin Nunez likely to leave before the window closes, while the squad is already a player light in that position following the tragic death of Diogo Jota earlier this month.

The sporting consequences of Jota's death are irrelevant in the grand scheme of things, but Liverpool must prepare for the new season in the best way possible, and acquiring a new striker is clearly central to doing that.

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Ekitike is expected to spearhead Liverpool's attack next season — and it is a fearsome attack which will also contain Mohamed Salah, Cody Gakpo and fellow new signing Florian Wirtz.

Liverpool isn't the only Premier League giant in the market for a new striker this summer, with Manchester United also keen on a new frontman after the Red Devils tallied just 44 goals in the Premier League last term.

Rasmus Hojlund and Joshua Zirkzee, United's two main strikers, managed just seven league goals between them, unsurprisingly leading to Ruben Amorim looking for a new goalscorer for his team.

One name that has been mentioned in recent days is that of Nicolas Jackson, the Chelsea striker who could find minutes hard to come by at Stamford Bridge following the arrivals of Liam Delap and Joao Pedro.



Nicolas Jackson has fallen down the pecking order at Chelsea

Jackson has scored 30 goals across his two seasons at Chelsea, but the writing seems to be on the wall for him after he started just once for Chelsea at the Club World Cup.

United, though, is unlikely to want to do business at the price that Chelsea are asking for Jackson

Chelsea is said to want between $108 million $135 million — and the London club's lofty valuation of the player has been influenced by the price that Liverpool is about to pay for Ekitike.

Chelsea believes that Jackson, who has eight years left on his contract at Chelsea, is worth more than Ekitike, which is why it values the Senegal international at more than $100 million, according to Sky Sports.

United, meanwhile, took its summer spend to around $180 million as it confirmed the arrival of Bryan Mbeumo from Brentford on Monday.

Mbeumo is the Red Devils' second signing of the summer after Matheus Cunha completed his move to Old Trafford from Wolves earlier on in the window.


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