{"id":8801,"date":"2025-05-28T12:05:57","date_gmt":"2025-05-28T12:05:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=8801"},"modified":"2025-05-28T12:05:57","modified_gmt":"2025-05-28T12:05:57","slug":"liverpool-target-e100m-rated-hugo-ekitike-as-striker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=8801","title":{"rendered":"Liverpool target \u20ac100m-rated Hugo Ekitike as striker"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>Liverpool FC have identified Eintracht Frankfurt\u2019s Hugo Ekitike as a potential attacking reinforcement, following earlier links to Florian Wirtz.<\/p>\n<p>The Reds are reportedly in early contact with the 22-year-old French striker as part of their summer recruitment strategy.<\/p>\n<p>Sky Sport\u2019s Florian Plettenberg reports that manager Arne Slot and managing director Michael Edwards have initiated exploratory talks, marking the club\u2019s latest move in the Bundesliga market.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udea8\ud83c\udd95 The next big target from the Bundesliga: Understand FC Liverpool are now seriously in the race for Hugo #Ekitike!<\/p>\n<p>Talks have taken place. Slot\/Edwards keen on him. The biggest rival at the moment: Chelsea.<\/p>\n<p>Eintracht Frankfurt have not yet received an offer. Markus Kr\u00f6sche\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/aCflXT3QYU<br \/>\n\u2014 Florian Plettenberg (@Plettigoal) May 28, 2025<\/p>\n<p>Ekitike enjoyed a breakthrough season with Eintracht Frankfurt, scoring 15 goals and assisting nine in the 2024\u201325 campaign.<\/p>\n<p>His contributions were instrumental in guiding Frankfurt to their first-ever UEFA Champions League qualification through league placement.<\/p>\n<p>Frankfurt are understood to be holding firm on a valuation of \u20ac100 million, with sporting director Markus Kr\u00f6sche yet to receive a formal offer from any club.<\/p>\n<p>Chelsea are currently seen as Liverpool\u2019s main competitor in the race for the striker\u2019s signature.<\/p>\n<p>This development follows Liverpool\u2019s reported interest in Bayer Leverkusen\u2019s Florian Wirtz, suggesting a clear focus on young, high-impact Bundesliga talent under Slot\u2019s leadership.<\/p>\n<p>While no agreement has been reached, Liverpool\u2019s strategic approach mirrors their method during past high-profile signings.<\/p>\n<p>Ekitike, previously linked with several top European clubs, could represent a long-term attacking option at Anfield.<\/p>\n<p>The striker\u2019s performances under Dino Toppm\u00f6ller have drawn praise across Germany, and his potential Premier League switch is expected to be closely monitored over the coming weeks.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Liverpool FC have identified Eintracht Frankfurt\u2019s Hugo Ekitike as a potential attacking reinforcement, following earlier links to Florian Wirtz. The Reds are reportedly in early contact with the 22-year-old French striker as part of their summer recruitment strategy. Sky Sport\u2019s Florian Plettenberg reports that manager Arne Slot and managing director Michael Edwards have initiated exploratory [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8801","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-english-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8801","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=8801"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8801\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=8801"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=8801"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=8801"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}