Liverpool have agreed personal terms with young striker Hugo Ekitike after fending off strong interest from Premier League rivals Newcastle United, and will now be working on agreeing a fee with Frankfurt.

Eintracht Frankfurt forward Hugo Ekitike wants to join Liverpool; the Reds are preparing an official offer and the player agreed to the move in principle; Liverpool showed interest in Ekitike after be

Further acquisitions are in the pipeline, including Eintracht Frankfurt’s Hugo Ekitike. Talks are ongoing between the two clubs over a deal for the Frenchman after Arne Slot ’s side managed to steal an advantage over Newcastle in the battle to secure the striker’s signature

The Reds are in talks to sign Hugo Ekitike from Eintracht Frankfurt, having already agreed personal terms with the striker. Should they conclude a deal, he will become Liverpool’s third signing from Germany already this summer after the arrivals of Jeremie Frimpong (£29.5m) and Florian Wirtz (£116m) from Bayer Leverkusen.

Liverpool have submitted a bid worth €75 million (£65m/$87m) to sign Eintracht Frankfurt forward Hugo Ekitike. The Reds are keen on signing a No.9 this summer and want to wrap up the transfer as soon as possible.

Liverpool is closing in on a deal to sign Hugo Ekitike and if the Reds' track record in the transfer market over the last 10 years is anything to go by, he will probably be a roaring success