Eintracht Frankfurt board spokesman Axel Hellmann has hinted that the membership’s in-demand striker Hugo Ekitike might be on his method to Actual Madrid this summer season, probably dealing Arsenal and Liverpool a switch blow.
Ekitike has thrived within the Bundesliga this season after failing to make the grade at Paris Saint-Germain. After working beautifully in tandem with Omar Marmoush throughout the first half of the season, the French ahead has relished the elevated duty because the Egyptian sharp-shooter joined Manchester Metropolis in January.
Ekitike has scored 22 occasions in all competitions this time period, a haul which incorporates 15 within the Bundesliga. Tottenham Hotspur rapidly received to study all in regards to the younger striker’s devastating expertise as he scored simply minutes into their Europa League quarter-final tie, and a number of other different Premier League golf equipment would have been preserving an in depth eye on his performances in opposition to the Lilywhites.
Arsenal, Liverpool, Manchester United, and Newcastle are all stated to be within the race to signal Ekitike this summer season, though Frankfurt are demanding as a lot as €100m (€86.5m) for his companies.
Frankfurt chief Hellmann is seemingly resigned to dropping one other prolific goalscorer on the finish of the season, not too long ago telling Jan Age Fjortoft: “I might love for him to play for us for the following ten years. However we’re all life like. Hugo is likely one of the gamers with the best potential in Europe. He is solely 22 years outdated and has an amazing future forward of him. The market is the market.”
Nevertheless, Hellman additionally famous that it isn’t inevitable that he would find yourself within the Premier League regardless of the robust curiosity from English shores.
“There could also be different markets he is opened up together with his performances… I am certain he has what it takes to slot in with different golf equipment as nicely. Golf equipment slightly additional south in Europe,” he added.
That, in fact, takes you to the Mediterranean, with BILD suggesting that Hellman can solely imply one factor: a transfer to Actual Madrid. Whereas Los Blancos are one among few golf equipment outdoors of the Premier League able to financing a deal, the membership’s buy of Kylian Mbappe final summer season means they are not determined for a beginning quantity 9.
The Spanish behemoths will certainly look to commit their assets to different positions this summer season.
