Liverpool have opened talks with Eintracht Frankfurt to sign Hugo Ekitike.
The club have made their approach after Sky Sports News revealed on Tuesday they were expected to rival Newcastle for the striker.
Sky Sports News understands Newcastle are aware of Liverpool's interest and reviewing their options.
More to follow.
Ekitike ready for the next step after Bundesliga breakthrough
Sky Sports' Adam Bate:
When Hugo Ekitike was still a teenager at Stade Reims, the coaching staff prepared a development plan for him. They analysed the performances of Kylian Mbappe and then picked out two more players that Ekitike might realistically aspire to replicate.
"These were players with similar profiles from teams that were better than our team, but not at the distance Paris Saint-Germain were from us," Oscar Garcia, Reims' then head coach, told Sky Sports. "We challenged him to reach the level of the other two strikers."
On the face of it, that was a perfectly reasonable short-term target. Prior to his final season at Reims, Ekitike had not even scored a goal in France's top tier. He had spent the second half of the previous campaign on loan at Danish club Vejle Boldklub.
He returned to Reims as the fourth-choice forward but soon forced Oscar to reassess. Soon after that, the two strikers whose level he had been encouraged to hit were no longer in his sights. "Within months, he wanted to reach the same level as Mbappe."
It is a tale that offers a glimpse into the mindset of the Eintracht Frankfurt forward who has long been linked with a move to the Premier League.
"He always was a talented player but some coaches did not like him because of his profile and sometimes because of his character," concedes Oscar. "They were thinking he was a little bit arrogant. He always wanted to be compared with the best ones."
foabdeprty
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Isn't this guy the one who was at PSG and was just being benched because he was not good enough ?has he improved?
salah was also benched at Chelsea, so what do u mean?
foabdeprty
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Truly Liverpool can't try this rubbish with club like Chelsea, are they forcing Newcastle to sale their player or they are forcing the price up ? we will see what happens at the end.
what is your concern
hemakprz
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Liverpool fc should but Alexander isak
Kosbdmprtz
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Isn't this guy the one who was at PSG and was just being benched because he was not good enough ?has he improved?
Vehbcmnryz
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Truly Liverpool can't try this rubbish with club like Chelsea, are they forcing Newcastle to sale their player or they are forcing the price up ? we will see what happens at the end.
AbdulZaks008
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But i see this guy already signed with Newcastle
heobdlprsz
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Poker Game. Come on Edwards, engineer the Isak move by targeting Hugo. Something cooking with Liverpool, our directors know something the rest of us don't. This is such a strange play, why would you publicly announce an interest in Isak and enter negotiations for Hugo when Newcastle placed a bid for him. Not sure what exactly is going on here but I feel it's something to do with acquiring Alexander Isak.
Yep something is surely going on there🤣🤣🤣
Suarezzy
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Poker Game. Come on Edwards, engineer the Isak move by targeting Hugo. Something cooking with Liverpool, our directors know something the rest of us don't. This is such a strange play, why would you publicly announce an interest in Isak and enter negotiations for Hugo when Newcastle placed a bid for him. Not sure what exactly is going on here but I feel it's something to do with acquiring Alexander Isak.
isak is better
raeaostyz
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Poker Game. Come on Edwards, engineer the Isak move by targeting Hugo. Something cooking with Liverpool, our directors know something the rest of us don't. This is such a strange play, why would you publicly announce an interest in Isak and enter negotiations for Hugo when Newcastle placed a bid for him. Not sure what exactly is going on here but I feel it's something to do with acquiring Alexander Isak.