Ninety million euros. This is the sum, out of bonus, that Liverpool should pay to afford Hugo Ekitike. An amount that makes you dizzy, especially for a player who has had only one season at more than 20 achievements. It was in the jersey of Eintracht Frankfurt in 2024-2025, with 22 goals and 12 assists in all competitions.
The English club, which has already signed a check for 125 million euros in Leverkusen to enlist Florian Wirtz, would he have thrilled with the French striker? “I think he will adapt to the game of Reds. In his register, a little 'Target Man', a little to (Peter) Crouch all kept proportions, there is only him in the workforce ”replies Djibril CissĂ©, questioned by The team.
“The coach can take advantage of it”continues the ex-tricolor driver of the LFC. But for him, Arne Slot may not make the former Parisian, 23 years old, an indisputable holder despite the price of his transfer. “Perhaps you should not expect to hold all the time from the start. There are Mohamed Salah and some great players in front, still ”, he explains.
Ekitike put under input pressure
“EkitikĂ© must above all get used to the intensity and impact of England. In Germany, he may have had a little more time to express themselves. In the Premier League, this is what will shock him the most ”predicted “Djib”, which evolved for three seasons in Liverpool (from 2004 to 2007) and won the Champions League in 2005. The pressure is therefore enormous on the neo-Red.
And Djibril CissĂ© does not minimize it. If it is convinced that the public of Anfield will welcome and protect the RĂ©mois from birth, this will not be the case outside where “We will have to hold the pace of players like (Mohamed) Salah who chain the goals. We will expect him to rise to comparable heights “announces the former French international.
However, according to him, Hugo Ekitike “Would have been crazy not to go”. ” After, he said,
He will have to perform. But with what he shows, in club as well as with hopes, it is no longer the same as in Paris. He found confidence, the desire to play, he tries crazy stuff and it succeeds, especially. »» See you at the end of next season for a first assessment.
