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Liverpool welcomes £79m new recruit Hugo Ekitike, summer spending boom

(NLDO) - Liverpool successfully recruited French striker Hugo Ekitike from Eintracht Frankfurt for 69 million pounds, with additional fees that could increase to 79 million pounds.

Người Lao ĐộngNgười Lao Động24/07/2025

After a stellar season in the Bundesliga, Hugo Ekitike is the latest player from the German league to make the switch to the Premier League. Newcastle were thought to be leading the race for Ekitike's signature until Liverpool made a serious and successful pursuit of the 23-year-old Eintracht Frankfurt striker.

Liverpool spend big to get Hugo Ekitike

The French striker agreed to sign a six-year contract with Liverpool after passing a medical . Man United tried to jump into the race for Ekitike at the last minute, but failed. Ekitike himself expressed his disinterest in joining Man United when the "Red Devils" recruitment director Christopher Vivell contacted Frankfurt.

Liverpool welcomes £79m new recruit Hugo Ekitike, summer spending boom - Photo 1.

Hugo Ekitike officially joins Liverpool

Liverpool have been in contact with the French striker's representatives for the past 6 months while coach Arne Slot has also spoken directly with Etikite since the end of the 2024-2025 season. Liverpool are very cautious with this deal, willing to wait until the final stage, because Newcastle once offered 70 million pounds for the striker they wanted to bring in to play with Alexander Isak.

Reaching £250m

Ekitike becomes Liverpool's fourth summer signing, taking their total transfer spending to £250m and could reach £300m if add-ons and the Giorgi Mamardashvili deal (completed last summer) are included. The Reds have already signed Florian Wirtz for a whopping £100m, while also bringing in two full-backs, Milos Kerkez and Jeremie Frimpong.

Liverpool welcomes £79m new recruit Hugo Ekitike, summer spending boom - Photo 2.

Ekitike will be a positive solution for Liverpool's attack

Liverpool consider Ekitike to be a versatile striker. Although he mainly plays as a centre-forward (number 9), the Frenchman can also play deeper or on the wing. Last season, Ekitike scored 22 goals for Frankfurt, but Liverpool believe his influence is greater than the statistics and the Frenchman can definitely explode even more in the future.

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Ekitike ranked 6th in the Bundesliga top scorer list for the 2024-2025 season

Despite winning the Premier League title last season, manager Arne Slot and Liverpool have still strengthened their squad by signing Milos Kerkez, Florian Wirtz and Jeremie Frimpong – the latter two also from the Bundesliga.

With Federico Chiesa making just six appearances in 2024-25, while Darwin Nunez and Luis Diaz are both expected to leave this transfer window, coupled with the tragic death of Diogo Jota, another option in attack is needed to provide competition - and support - for Mohamed Salah and Cody Gakpo.


Source: https://nld.com.vn/liverpool-don-tan-binh-79-trieu-bang-hugo-ekitike-bung-no-chi-tieu-mua-he-196250724073825595.htm


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