Liverpool 'prepare second bid' for Ekitike after £70m offer is rejected

Liverpool are now readying their 2nd bargain for Hugo Ekitike after Eintracht Frankfurt spurned their opening proposal, according to records.
The Reds have rendered their next priority a brand name-neoteric centre-onward in the summer season send bazaar after bringing in Florian Wirtz, Milos Kerkez as well as Jeremie Frimpong so far this summer season.
Newcastle Unified demonstrator Alexander Isak has been their peak target over the summer season but the Magpies are remaining durable on their stance that the Sweden global is not for sale.
And also that has witnessed Liverpool ramp upward their physical efforts to indicator Frankfurt demonstrator Ekitike using Fabrizio Romano validating early on Thursday that Newcastle had now slumped out of the race as well as that the Reds were now ‘collective’.
French journalist Fabrice Hawkins later on pretended that Ekitike has consented a 6-year covenant using Liverpool as the demonstrator ‘single desires’ a responses to Anfield.
Hawkins wrote on X: ‘EXCLUSIVE: Hugo Ekitike as well as Liverpool retrieved to an arrangement over 6 year covenant. The player single desires Liverpool. In the last 24h he has spurned Manchester Unified. Newcastle have already disclaimed talks. Negociation ongoing in between Frankfurt as well as Liverpool.’
That was obeyed extremely sweetly by a boatload more explanation from Romano using the send wizard predicating an official proposal has been submitted by Liverpool to Frankfurt.
Romano contained: ‘EXCL: Liverpool have submitted official proposal to Eintracht for Hugo Ekitike! Eintracht already enlightened Liverpool that they pine a boatload more, proposal spurned but it was initial call as talks bolster. Ekitike said 𝐲𝐞𝐬 Liverpool, no priorities on individual stipulation. He desires #LFC.’
And also now Belgian send journalist Sacha Tavolieri has disclosed that Liverpool are mostly readying a 2nd proposal after their first bargain was spurned on Wednesday.
Tavolieri wrote on X: ‘EXCLUSIVE: In reality, Liverpool’s already readying… 2cd proposal for Hugo Ekitike! Their first proposal has been rendered 36 hours ago & spurned by #SGE. Eintracht Frankfurt desires to preserve time & spurt the price. #LFC single nightclub to talk now for Ekitike. #mercato’
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And also talkSPORT claim Liverpool’s initial ‘spoken bargain’ was around £70m as well as said the Reds’ ‘opening gambit is less than Frankfurt’s €90m [around £77m] valuation’.
While BBC Presenting off activity have pretended that Liverpool are not resting on their laurels as well as have alternatively rendered queries for Premier League duo Ollie Watkins as well as Yoane Wissa.
BBC report: ‘Liverpool have alternatively studied in on Brentford’s Yoane Wissa as well as Aston Suite’s Ollie Watkins as they job-related through a hodgepodge of demonstrator wills.’
Bundesliga expert Dan O’Hagan has granted an supportive into how Ekitike could suit in at Liverpool as well as disclosed the kind of demonstrator the Reds are fetching.
As soon as inquired why there was so a boatload curiosity in Ekitike, O’Hagan told This Is Anfield: “Because he is not your typical centre-onward.
“He attaches upward play in reality nicely, is highly spick-as well as-expectations. He reminds me a little of Thierry Henry, the approach he’s got this sift of leggy gait.
“He’s not prolific – 15 league passions was his irreproachable ever last period for Frankfurt – but he’s pined because he’s got probability.”
On how his career has arisen, O’Hagan contained: “He has had a entertaining career. He started at Reims in France, then he got a responses to PSG perhaps a little too young.
“He rendered that order from Reims, who are a pretty little nightclub in France, to PSG. They paid commendable coinage money as well as this was the kind of tail run out of PSG’s galacticos, so it was perplexing to gain swipe advantage of arcade time. It didn’t bargain there.
“He was pined by Frankfurt two years ago but it didn’t come off. He went there 18 months ago to replace Randal Kolo Muani who shifted on to PSG.
“I think the order down to Frankfurt did him the planet of commendable because, suddenly, he had gone from being this little fish in a gigantic pond at PSG to being the fulcrum guy once more, as he was at Reims.”
On how he has been imposing for Frankfurt, O’Hagan lingered: “He racked upward passions from the gain swipe advantage of-go but last period in reality kicked on. He linked upward so nicely using Omar Marmoush in the past he was sold in January to Person Urban.
“I think using Ekitike, he’s a extremely unselfish demonstrator. He lugs out carry others into the arcade.
“Practically, his touch as well as his symmetry are spectacular for a guy who’s in reality tall as well as in reality leggy. There’s a grace to his arcade.
“I think he’s got a time to mirror as nicely because seemingly Liverpool would undoubtedly be a order ago upward to the peak level, as well as having had it not bargain at PSG, at 23 years ratty perhaps now is the time to dare his commendable serendipity once more at a peak, peak nightclub.”