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

Lionel Messi's nickname for Hugo Ekitike has been revealed as the striker continues to be linked with Liverpool. On Thursday, it was claimed that Liverpool had submitted a bid to sign Ekitike from German Bundesliga side Eintracht Frankfurt.

Liverpool are closing in on the signing of Eintracht Frankfurt striker Hugo Ekitike after they moved ahead of Newcastle in the race for the Frenchman, who has already agreed terms with the Reds

Confidence is growing Newcastle can wrap up the signing of Hugo Ekitike after club officials were dispatched to Frankfurt to finalise the transfer.

Newcastle submitted an initial £69.5million bid for Ekitike which represents a club-record fee. The Magpies’ current record transfer is the £63million paid to Real Sociedad for Alexander Isak in 2022 but it appears they are willing to break it to land Ekitike.