Hugo Ekitike made mouths close. After a short visit to Paris Saint-Germain, the 23-year-old center forward quickly got up on the side of the Eintracht Frankfurt. His very good performances with the German club opened the doors of the Premier League and, in particular, those of Liverpool. The Mersey club spent 95 million euros to attach the services of the player trained in Reims, making him the fifth most expensive French player in history.
With such a price, expectations against him were considerable. But so far, Ekitike has answered it with the way. Scorer for his first official match with the Reds Faced with Crystal Palace during the Community Shield in early August (defeat, 1-2), he also marked during his beginnings in the English championship against Bournemouth (Victoire, 4-2). Holder in the first five days of PL, he already registered 3 achievements and issued a decisive pass. Dreaming beginnings therefore, but which are far from surprising the main interested party. “” Seen from the outside, it can shock, but I don't shock me “Said Ekitike in an interview broadcast on Canal+this Sunday.
“Isak?” It doesn't scare me ”
“” I was in a dynamic where I did stats too last year and I am on a good team that seems good to me. But now, I want to be a player who has consistency. If his yield impressed Arne Slot, he did not prevent Liverpool from going to get another center center this summer.
At the end of an interminable soap opera, the Reds Finally managed to attract Alexander Isak to 150 million euros. But the arrival of the ex-Newcastle attacker does not bother Ekitike. On the contrary. “” When I look at my history, I have never been in an easy context. I have always been in the competition. Competition does not scare me. He's a great player. I watched her quite a bit, when I was in Germany. He will be able to help the team, help me spend still caps. And then, it will be the problem of the coach. If I'm good, I think he can put me on the field, he can even try to put us both, so I think it's good. »»
The World Cup with the Blues in mind
Competition is therefore not afraid of Hugo Ekitike. Busy with ambitions, the number 22 of Liverpool aspires to have a great season on the collective level, but also on an individual level. With in mind for the French neo-international (2 selections), Didier Deschamps' list for the next World Cup on the American continent.
“” Inevitably, when you come here, I want to win. And personally, I want to be a continuation of what I did in Germany and I was also able to do my first in the French team (against Ukraine, 0-2, September 5, 2025). And now, I hope I will be there at the next one and why not at the World Cup in 2026, and you have to work “, He concluded. It is up to him to prove that he has his place in the field.
