Liverpool have agreed personal terms with young striker Hugo Ekitike after fending off strong interest from Premier League rivals Newcastle United, and will now be working on agreeing a fee with Frankfurt.

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

Liverpool have submitted a bid worth €75 million (£65m/$87m) to sign Eintracht Frankfurt forward Hugo Ekitike. The Reds are keen on signing a No.9 this summer and want to wrap up the transfer as soon as possible.

The Reds are in talks to sign Hugo Ekitike from Eintracht Frankfurt, having already agreed personal terms with the striker. Should they conclude a deal, he will become Liverpool’s third signing from Germany already this summer after the arrivals of Jeremie Frimpong (£29.5m) and Florian Wirtz (£116m) from Bayer Leverkusen.

Liverpool are in the market for a new striker and are locked in talks with Eintracht Frankfurt over a deal which would see Hugo Ekitike head to Anfield for big money

Liverpool is closing in on a deal to sign Hugo Ekitike and if the Reds' track record in the transfer market over the last 10 years is anything to go by, he will probably be a roaring success