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Liverpool have reached an settlement in precept for French ahead Hugo Ekitike, talkSPORT understands.
The Reds have agreed to pay an preliminary £69m with an extra £10m in add-ons, that are each group and participant associated.
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Liverpool sporting director Richard Hughes and Frankfurt counterpart Markus Krosche have been in talks over the weekend to get the deal executed.
It is understood that Ekitike has already agreed private phrases with the Merseyside outfit on a six-year contract.
Information of Liverpool’s breakthrough will come as a blow to Newcastle, who had a £70m-guaranteed provide rejected, but it surely didn’t have the identical add-ons their Premier League rivals submitted.
Ekitike is because of journey to the UK on Tuesday to bear a medical earlier than flying out to Asia to affix their pre-season tour.
On the time of Newcastle’s provide, talkSPORT understood Frankfurt executives had been reluctant to budge from their earlier €100m (£87m) valuation for the ahead who, up till final season, had didn’t dwell as much as excessive expectations.
Blasting onto the scene with boyhood membership Reims in 2021, Ekitike was pencilled in as a future France star, however didn’t dwell as much as the hype with a failed transfer to Paris Saint-Germain coming with little or no recreation time.
However after a season during which he netted 22 occasions in all competitions for Frankfurt, he discovered himself on Liverpool and Newcastle’s radar.
The Reds are looking out for a brand new striker with Darwin Nunez available on the market and valued at £59m.
As a prelude to their Ekitike curiosity, Liverpool indicated to Newcastle that they’d be prepared to pay a British file £120m for star striker Alexander Isak.
The Magpies, although, worth the participant at £150m.
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With Newcastle refusing to budge, Liverpool have as an alternative turned to Ekitike the place they’re hoping to wrap up a deal imminently.
Ought to Ekitike be part of Liverpool as anticipated, it might take their summer season spending spree to over £250m.
Arne Slot’s aspect responded to the lack of Trent Alexander-Arnold to Actual Madrid by bringing in a brand new right-back in Jeremie Frimpong for £29.5m.
Liverpool then added his former Bayer Leverkusen teammate Florian Wirtz for a British file £116m.
Milos Kerkez was subsequent by means of the door for £40m.
And it stays to be seen if Liverpool will make a transfer to usher in Crystal Palace captain Marc Guehi after promoting academy product Jarell Quansah to Leverkusen.
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