Liverpool don dey cook something hot for this transfer window, and e be like say dem don find who go wear their No. 9 jersey with pride. Di name? Hugo Ekitike — young, sharp and deadly striker wey dey remind people of small Mbappe.
Dis guy dey make headline everywhere as Liverpool dey push hard to bring am from Eintracht Frankfurt before new season go start.
Make we break down di full matter in pidgin
Who Be Hugo Ekitike?
Ekitike na 23-year-old French striker wey dey play for Eintracht Frankfurt. Before then, e play small for PSG but dem loan am out, then Frankfurt carry am permanently. But now, di boy don finally shine well and everybody dey rush am.
For last season, e play 48 matches, score 22 goals and give 12 assists. E get pace, positioning, and sabi beat keeper with confidence. Na big boy wey fit break defence and carry team for back.
Wetin Be Di Gist?
According to many football sources, Liverpool don already:
- Agree personal terms with Ekitike
- Prepare £70m+ offer for Frankfurt
- Dey wait for Frankfurt final go-ahead to close deal
Dem say di player only wan Liverpool, and him don even tell Frankfurt say make dem allow am go. Reports still talk say Liverpool ready add bonuses to push am reach £80–85 million.
Na di same way wey Diogo Jota come quietly — but later blow!
Why Liverpool Want Am?
- Slot Need New Striker: Arne Slot dey find serious firepower for him attack. Nunez dey try, but sometimes e dey waste chances. Jota dey always injure. Ekitike go bring new ginger.
- Luis Díaz Fit Comot: Díaz dey linked with Bayern and PSG. If e go, Ekitike go slide into di system well — fit play wing or central striker.
- Isak Too Cost: Liverpool first eye Alexander Isak from Newcastle but dem talk £150m — and Newcastle no wan sell. So Ekitike na Plan B wey turn Plan A.
- Young and Explosive: At 23, e still get future. E fit grow with di team like how Sadio Mane and Salah take grow.
How E Go Fit Into Liverpool?
Ekitike fit play:
- As centre striker (No. 9)
- As wide forward (if Slot use 4–2–3–1)
- Or as second striker behind Nunez
Im style of play go blend with Gakpo, Salah, Szoboszlai and Mac Allister. And Slot sabi work with young players, so e go polish am well.
Wetin Be Di Risk?
- Pressure: Premier League na war. Ekitike never play EPL before, so e fit need time to adapt.
- Injury Wahala: Make e no start dey collect knocks like Jota and Thiago.
- Big Price Tag: £70–80m no be beans. If e flop, people go drag am.
But di upside big pass di risk if Liverpool manage am well.
How Soon E Fit Happen?
Dem say Ekitike no start Frankfurt friendly last weekend — na clear sign say e wan comot. Transfer insiders believe say Liverpool wan close deal before their pre-season tour.
If all go well, we fit see announcement before next week end.
Final Tori
Liverpool dey cook something sweet. Hugo Ekitike no be small striker — e get style, skill and swag. If di deal click, Reds fans fit dey shout him name like dem shout Mane that year.
If e blend well, na goals go rain for Anfield.
So make we watch di drama — because Liverpool no dey joke this season.
You think Ekitike go ball for EPL or e go be another Nunez drama?
Drop your tot!