Hugo Ekitike: Liverpool agree £69m fee for Eintracht Frankfurt striker

Liverpool person agreed an archetypal £69m interest to motion Eintracht Frankfurt striker Hugo Ekitike.

The 23-year-old Frenchman is expected to get successful the UK connected Tuesday earlier having a medical.

Frankfurt accepted a woody worthy £79m, with £69m guaranteed and £10m successful add-ons.

Ekitike is expected to motion a six-year declaration and volition alert retired to articulation Liverpool's Asia circuit aboriginal this week.

Newcastle had a £70m bid for Ekitike rejected this month, portion Liverpool person shown an involvement successful Magpies striker Alexander Isak.

Ekitike scored 15 goals successful 31 starts arsenic Frankfurt finished 3rd successful the Bundesliga past season.

His accomplishment volition propulsion Liverpool's spending past £250m this summer.

They signed Florian Wirtz for a imaginable British grounds £116m, portion defenders Milos Kerkez and Jeremie Frimpong person arrived for a combined £70m.