Man Utd make 'direct contact' to sign 22-goal striker as INEOS move ahead of Liverpool amid key advantage
According to records, Manchester Joined have snagged a contemplate to relocation ahead of Liverpool and also Chelsea in the race to indicator Eintracht Frankfurt superstar Hugo Ekitike.
Ekitike owns been heavily linked through a relocation to the Premier League since destructive onto the scene at Ligue Un clothes Reims throughout the 20221/22 campaign.
The 22-year-ratty reportedly scoffed a relocation to Newcastle Joined in days gone by he signed upward through PSG throughout the 2022 summertime transfer window and also he could sorrow this judgment as his spell at the Ligue Un colossi never ever obtained off the ground.
The France U21 global owns invested the last 18 months at Bundesliga clothes Frankfurt and also he’s administered silver money from this fresh prelude, scoring 22 duties in unanimously rivals throughout the 2024/25 campaign.
Ekitike’s rejoinder to type owns him on the radar of Premier League nightclubs, through Man Utd, Chelsea and also Liverpool amongst the teams amused in him.
Man Utd seriously need an upgrade on Rasmus Hojlund and also Joshua Zirkzee as they have been toothless in assail under head advisor Ruben Amorim.
2025 top scorer in Europe fighters Viktor Gyokeres and also Victor Osimhen have been mooted as targets, but Ekitike is an unanimously natural and also Joined have administered a relocation to indicator the Frankfurt superstar, who is reportedly prized at around £85m (100 million euros).
German press contributor Florian Plettenberg disproved on Sunday night that the Red Evil ones ‘administered call through the management of Ekitike over the weekend’ to ‘express tangible inquisitiveness’ in the ahead.
‘No judgment owns been administered’ through Liverpool and also Chelsea ‘still in the race’, but Man Utd ‘are so far the single nightclub to have administered linear call through Frankfurt’. At the time of making, the various other 2 Huge 6 nightclubs have single held ‘tangible’ talks through the gamer’s reps.
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Plettenberg owns even more sharp out an payoff for Man Utd over their Premier League rivals, through Ekitike admitting last year that they were his “favourite nightclub as a kid”.
Ekitike said: “My favourite nightclub as a kid was Manchester Joined. I’ve always cherished them.”
BILD’s Eintracht Frankfurt press contributor Johannes Wolf lately defined why he theorizes Ekitike need to be targeted over contingencies by Premier League nightclubs.
“They did it through the Randal Kolo Muani transfer and also no one supposed them to go so hard on PSG until the last 2nd, I assume that helps them now,” Wolff said.
“The establishing within the organization is Ekitike is a much more explained demonstrator than Kolo Muani was and also if he obtained you €95m, they’re trying to recover the €100m. If they perform?
“We’ll see, if you ask me, I assume they will come at the dramatically least dramatically close or recover it through the bonus structure.
“Marmoush attended €82m to Man Metropolis, once he was 22 – simply pick Ekitike is now – he was messing around in the 2nd department in Germany.
“Presently, Ekitike owns nice figures through Frankfurt in almost every tournament.
“It’s a high cost, but it’s not flawlessly illogical, specifically once you look at the possible – specifically through what’s readily available.
“If you ask me, he’s the biggest jackpot after Isak on the sector this year, I see him as much more explained than [Benjamin] Sesko, some human beings have misgiving marks over [Viktor] Gyokeres, so I can see why Frankfurt ask for a cost of €100m.”
