Liverpool’s seek for a brand new striker has but to significantly evolve in the summertime window.
The Reds’ efforts, in fact, seem like targeted on negotiations with Bayer Leverkusen for Florian Wirtz.
In any other case there was little in the best way of updates to counsel they’ll be escalating curiosity in Hugo Ekitike shortly.
Do Liverpool nonetheless have a chance to signal Hugo Ekitike?
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Liverpool wish to revamp a ahead line that noticed the vast areas (notably Mo Salah) do some heavy lifting.
Our Egyptian King registered 29 objectives within the Premier League alone – a determine that accounts for 33.7% of our complete league objectives scored (86) within the 2024/25 season. The numbers coming centrally are removed from being fairly as spectacular.
Gamers
Objectives scored
Share of Premier League objectives scored
Mo Salah
29
33.7%
Federico Chiesa
0
N/A
Cody Gakpo
10
11.6%
Luis Diaz
13
15.1%
Diogo Jota
6
6.9%
Darwin Nunez
5
5.8%
* Stats drawn from 2024/25 Premier League marketing campaign
Don’t get us incorrect. This can be a group constructed to maximise Salah’s exceptional goalscoring and artistic capabilities. Nonetheless, we are able to’t actually put our full help behind strikers which are struggling to breach the 10-goal mark within the Premier League (even accounting for a disparity in minutes).
Step ahead, Hugo Ekitike. Sky Germany’s Florian Plettenberg now experiences on X (previously Twitter) that Chelsea are participating in ‘additional talks’ over the Frenchman. This corroborates Christian Falk’s prior reporting on Ekitike, suggesting that the Blues maintain the benefit.
Nonetheless, Eintracht Frankfurt have but to obtain an official provide, regardless of not ruling out a possible exit. Attention-grabbing.
🚨🔵 Chelsea stay very energetic within the race for Hugo #Communicated. Additional talks have taken place, however extra groups are exhibiting curiosity in him. #CFC
Eintracht Frankfurt are NOT ruling out the opportunity of him leaving within the present switch window.
The demanded bundle stays at… pic.twitter.com/arpKZYvxbR
— Florian Plettenberg (@Plettigoal) June 2, 2025
Darwin Nunez sale appears to be like inevitable
Liverpool have finished a incredible job of managing funds in recent times. However even our sizeable warchest is certain to take a giant hit ought to we handle to get Florian Wirtz over the road.
Both means, we’ve little question the membership can be eager to filter out some deadwood within the identify of sustainability and reinvestment.
Who higher to stay a possible determine in extra of £50m (we might assume for Darwin Nunez) than Hugo Ekitike?
The 22-year-old has loved an excellent season within the Bundesliga, and that’s regardless of critically underperforming his xG complete in 2024/25.
In comparison with Nunez, and taking into consideration a severe disparity in minutes, we are able to see how the Frankfurt ahead might provide a notable enchancment on purpose menace.
Gamers
Minutes performed
League objectives scored
xG
xG per 90
Hugo Ekitike
2,578
15
21.67
0.75
Darwin Nunez
1,137
5
5.17
0.45
Diogo Jota
1,206
6
7.92
0.65
* Stats courtesy of Sofascore
Even a comparability with a extra stylistically comparable participant in Diogo Jota doesn’t do the German top-flight star any hurt.
The important thing factor to level out right here as nicely is the opportunity of scaling the No.11’s numbers at Anfield. These aren’t unsustainable numbers and, critically, he’s not overperforming forward of a possible summer season transfer.
Talks have, reportedly, taken place with Liverpool’s hierarchy over Ekitike’s future. So maybe that is one to at the very least regulate within the coming weeks.
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