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Liverpool firmly in Hugo Ekitike race

Sky Germany's Florian Plettenberg is adamant that Liverpool are in the mix for Hugo Ekitiké. That's despite Eintracht Frankfurt wanting €100m for him.

"The next big target from the Bundesliga: Understand FC Liverpool are now seriously in the race for Hugo Ekitiké!" he writes on Twitter.

"Talks have taken place. Slot/Edwards keen on him. The biggest rival at the moment: Chelsea.

"Eintracht Frankfurt have not yet received an offer. Markus Krösche still demand €100 million."

That would be a truly incredible sum to spend on a player like Ekitike, who doesn't have too much to suggest he's a €100m player beyond his efforts this season. Still, if Liverpool like him, they'll justify it.

But the really crazy thing here is that Liverpool, who have never spent more than €100m before, may now do it twice in quick succession. That's the beauty of not spending much in 2024, though - they've got the room to make magic happen.

And it's starting to look like they'll do just that.