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Details of the promises that Arne Slot made Hugo Ekitike up of his reported determination to Liverpool person been revealed.
Despite links with the likes of Jean-Philippe Mateta and Alexander Isak, who was reportedly Slot's apical target, Liverpool look to person yet signed their caller fig nine.
According to respective reports. the Reds person secured a woody for Eintracht Frankfurt striker Ekitike for a guaranteed archetypal interest of £69m (€80m) positive £10m (€12.5m) successful add-ons.
The Frenchman is acceptable to person a aesculapian aboriginal this week and volition motion a six-year declaration with the Premier League champions, who helium volition past articulation successful Hong Kong for the pre-season tour.
Ahead of the woody officially being announced, 1 study has revealed details of a video telephone betwixt Ekitike and Slot and the promises that the Liverpool brag has made his caller prima signing.
Hugo Ekitike volition articulation Liverpool this summer. (Image: Getty)
Ever since helium replaced legendary manager Jurgen Klopp up of the commencement of the 2024/25 season, it has been wide the Slot has a wide program successful spot for the aboriginal of Liverpool.
And, according to French outlet L'Equipe, it is precisely this that helped person Ekitike to motion for Liverpool, contempt involvement from the likes of Manchester United, Newcastle United and Chelsea.
The study claims: “Arne Slot takes charge. In his video telephone with the player, the thought of a 4-2-3-1 is presented to him.
“The Dutch manager discusses an improvement successful the Reds’ crippled plan, including possession sequences.
“In this context, helium besides needs a creative, mobile fig 9 susceptible of combining, dropping forward, and besides playing deep. Darwin Nunez is not 1 of them.
“Ekitike emerges from this speech seduced.”
Hugo Ekitike appears to person replaced Darwin Nunez successful Arne Slot's semipermanent plans. (Image: Getty)
If Slot were to alteration enactment adjacent play to a 4-2-3-1, it would nary uncertainty also beryllium bully quality for Florian Wirtz, who joined the nine from Bayer Leverkusen successful a woody worthy up to £116m.
As revealed by the report, existent Liverpool striker Darwin Nunez does not look to beryllium a portion of Slot's semipermanent plans, contempt the information that helium has been impressing successful pre-season.
Several clubs are believed to beryllium funny successful the Uruguayan forward, including Serie A broadside Napoli and respective clubs successful the Saudi Pro League.
