Sources: Liverpool agree £79m deal for striker Hugo Ekitike

Liverpool finalizes a decision for Hugo Ekitike after having concluded an agreement of a value of up to 79 million pounds Sterling (106 million dollars) with Eintracht Francfurt, sources told ESPN.

The agreement includes initial costs of 69 million pounds Sterling ($ 92.7 million) with 10 million pounds sterling ($ 13.4 million) in potential modules.

Ekitike has agreed on a six -year contract. A source told ESPN that he had been authorized to go to the United Kingdom to conclude the agreement and should arrive on Tuesday for a doctor.

We hope that he will be able to join Liverpool for his pre-season tour in Asia, which begins with a confrontation against AC Milan in Hong Kong on Saturday.

Sources have told ESPN that Ekitike had long played the idea of joining Liverpool, although it was linked to Newcastle United and Manchester United.

ESPN previously reported that Newcastle had seen an offer of 64.5 million pounds Sterling (86.3 million dollars) rejected by Frankfurt last week. They also rejected an approach from Liverpool for their own star striker, Alexander Isak.

Ekitike has already spoken to the boss of Liverpool, Arne Slot, who detailed his vision for him as No. 9 on his side.

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This decision comes after scoring 15 goals in 33 games for Frankfurt in the Bundesliga last season.

Ekitike joined Frankfurt in February 2024 from Paris Saint-Germain, which represents 20% (13.8 million pounds sterling) of its transfer costs this summer.

He has not yet made his international debut for France, but a source told ESPN that he thought that the signing of Liverpool and the Premier League game could allow him to enter the national team before the World Cup in 2026 next summer.