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Frankfurt will struggle to hang on to Ekitike

Accordingly, he has been linked with a big-money summer move and Frankfurt were reported to be seeking as much as €100m for his signature.

Liverpool were first interested in Ekitike back in 2022 when he was still playing for Reims. The striker opted for a move to Paris Saint-Germain instead but failed to make a decisive breakthrough.

He has done exceptionally well to realign his career in the Bundesliga, becoming the latest striker to excel in Frankfurt after Sebastian Haller, Randal Kolo Muani and Omar Marmoush.

All of those mentioned banked huge fees for the Waldtadion side, and their top executive has now admitted that the time to cash in on Ekitike is rapidly approaching.

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