EXCLUSIVE: Liverpool ENTER Hugo Ekitike talks

Richard Hughes has held talks recently about the potential signing of an exciting superstar.

Liverpool will be rebuilding the club's attack ahead of next season. Arne Slot's side may have been very hard to beat in the Premier League, but they are far from perfect.

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Slot has struggled finding the right attacking solutions since arriving from the Netherlands and this summer Hughes will hone in on bringing in players who are more suited to the Reds' new system.

This will mean saying farewell to some of the club's current options. Anfield Watch exclusively revealed that the likes of Darwin Nunez, Diogo Jota and Luis Diaz will all be up for sale this summer.

It's not guaranteed all of them will leave, but Liverpool are open to listening to offers and there is a high likelihood at least one or two of them will be on the move.

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And Hughes is already eyeing up potential replacements.

Liverpool hold talks with the representatives of Hugo Ekitike

One player who is on the club's radar is Hugo Ekitike. Liverpool have been watching the French attacker for a long time, having first caught the eye of club scouts back when he broke onto the scene at Reims.

This season he has been one of the most exciting young forwards in European football at Eintracht Frankfurt and it is inevitable he will be on the move come the summer.

Anfield Watch can exclusively reveal that Liverpool are already working on a deal to bring Ekitike to the club and held talks with the 22-year-old's representatives in London last week.

These were preliminary talks, expressing the club's vision and plans for Ekitike and Liverpool were not the only club to present their intentions.

Representatives from Manchester United and Arsenal also held talks with Ekitike's entourage to present their own plans and visions.

All of the talks went positively, and it is understood all three will be in the race to sign Ekitke in the summer.

From Liverpool's point of view, the club's scouts view Ekitike as the perfect alternative option to Alexander Isak, who at this present moments is out of the Reds' price range.

it's understood Eintracht Frankfurt are willing to part ways with Ekitike for €80m, which is currently around £68m. That's below Liverpool's valuation of Darwin Nunez, with the club looking to sell the Uruguayan for more than £70m.

Of course, Ekitike is by no means the only candidate shortlisted by Liverpool. Hughes has a number of options he is exploring in the attacking market at the moment, including the likes of Victor Osimhen, Liam Delap and Benjamin Sesko.

However, Ekitike is very highly thought of by the club's scouts and is seen as one of the leading candidates for Liverpool this summer.

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A lot remains to be seen just how far Arsenal and Man United are willing to make a move for the player as well. Liverpool will be reluctant to enter a bidding war.

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