Manchester United are hoping to beat arch-rivals Liverpool and Chelsea to the signing of French starlet Hugo Ekitike.
Followers of all three sides can count on developments within the coming days on condition that the switch window reopens in the present day, with United trying so as to add to Ruben Amorim’s ranks once more following an early acquisition of Matheus Cunha.
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In the meantime, after informing Eintracht Frankfurt of his want to depart solely final month. As such, his time on the membership is poised to come back to an finish simply over 12 months after his purchase clause was activated and he accomplished a everlasting swap from Paris Saint-Germain to Frankfurt.
Hugo Ekitike has caught the attention of a number of suitors this summer season
Ekitike has scored 5 targets in as many appearances for France’s U21s. (Photograph by Alex Grimm/Getty Pictures)
2024/2025 marked a career-best marketing campaign for the 22-year-old, making it no shock that he’s attracted such curiosity in current weeks. He made 48 appearances throughout all competitions, scoring 22 targets and helping an additional 12.
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A product of Reims’ academy, Ekitike left his boyhood membership for the Parc des Princes in 2022 however struggled to cement a distinguished beginning function. He was subsequently despatched on mortgage to Frankfurt within the 2024 winter window, the place he has since been in a position to flourish and showcase his skills as a useful starter.
£85m-valued Ekitike has his choose of the bunch
Sadly for the German outfit, they’re now resigned to shedding their highly-rated prospect amidst the rising curiosity he’s garnering throughout Europe – significantly, within the Premier League.
Ekitike’s choice is but to be revealed, so it stays to be seen if he, like Liam Delap and Viktor Gyokeres, prioritises a switch that ensures him Champions League soccer subsequent time period, which Chelsea and Liverpool will.
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The latter, nonetheless, after signing off on a £100 million+ deal for Florian Wirtz, which means United might nicely get the higher hand in the event that they’re fast of their pursuit, particularly whereas Chelsea are prioritising success within the Membership World Cup.
INEOS are seemingly doing precisely that, too. Sky Sports activities reporter Florian Plettenberg confirmed on Sunday night that the Crimson Devils had ‘made contact over the weekend’ for Ekitike and ‘expressed concrete curiosity’ in bringing him to Previous Trafford.
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