Liverpool wanted to recruit Alexander Isak. Newcastle rejected an Reds offer, and the latter acted the end of the soap opera by deciding to go for Hugo Ekitike. However, Hugo Ekitike has been the subject of an offer from the Magpies, the largest in the history of the club, also refused by the Eintracht Francort. This is the summary of the situation, which intimately links the Swedish striker to his French counterpart. The two players can finish in the same club, in Newcastle, or one of the two will land in Liverpool.
In both cases, it is Eintracht Frankfurt who rubs his hands, since the German club will still make a huge sale, two years after Kolo Muani (€ 95 million at PSG), and 6 months after Marmoush (€ 75 million in Manchester City). Ekitike's transfer could reach € 100 million with regard to the competition that Newcastle and Liverpool are engaged in this file. But the issues are different.
We will have to choose
For Newcastle, the idea is to thicken his workforce, with a player capable of replacing Isak or playing alongside him, while preparing the future, imagining a departure from the Swedish at best next summer. However, Ekitike and Isak have a similar profile, with very close action areas and a way to participate in the similar game. Qualified for the Champions League, Newcastle is preparing for a plentiful season, and it will also be necessary to run its workforce.
On the side of Liverpool, the recruitment of an axial striker is deemed necessary since an outing voucher is given to Darwin Nuñez. And the drama that occurred with the tragic death of Diogo Jota has also changed the plans of the Reds management, which will have to get their hands again in the pocket after having dropped € 125 million for Florian Wirtz, € 40 million for Frimpong and € 47 million for Kerkez. Liverpool has a beautiful war treasure and will not be bothered by English financial fair play, in particular because it has spent little in the previous markets.
Ekitike could paradoxically have a more clear path to the reigning English champion, where no one really imposed himself in a point, pushing Arne Slot to alternate between Luis Diaz, Jota and Darwin Nuñez last season. And for Liverpool, Ekitike finally costs less than Isak, for which it would probably have to break the record for the biggest transfer in the Premier League. So who will lead Liverpool and Newcastle's attacks next season?
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