Liverpool famously vetoed the £53m signing of Nabil Fekir from Lyon back in June 2018 after becoming aware of a knee issue, once the Frenchman had carried out his medical. Therefore, if something similar occurs during Ekitike’s medical check, those at Anfield could well send him back to Frankfurt.

The Fenway Sports Group-owned club is set to splash the cash again in the 2025 summer transfer market, this time on a new striker.

Hugo Ekitike is said to have snubbed a late approach from Manchester United as the Eintracht Frankfurt striker closes in on a £79million move to Premier League rivals Liverpool

Federico Chiesa has not travelled with the Liverpool first team for their pre-season tour in Japan. A minor niggle best treated on Merseyside, so the club say. But we all know the decision is carried by the undertow of Chiesa's wretched debut campaign,

Ekitike, Wirtz and the Shape of ChangeIn the mists of Liverpool’s summer dealings, something stirs. The air carries whispers from Frankfurt, of a deal nearly complete, of a