Hugo Ekitike transfer update as Liverpool 'confident' in completing signing

Hugo Ekitike transfer update as Liverpool 'confident' in completing signing

Latest Liverpool transfer news and gossip with updates on Eintracht Frankfurt striker Hugo Ekitike and Bournemouth defender Milos Kerkez

Liverpool continue to be linked with Hugo Ekitike of Eintracht Frankfurt (Image: Photo by Elianton/Mondadori Portfolio via Getty Images )

Liverpool have a month to wait before they can officially go into the transfer market for new signings.

With the Premier League title wrapped up, the Reds are likely to already have an eye on next season and the preparations that go with it. That will include the summer transfer window and which players they will look to target to strengthen the squad.

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Arne Slot will welcome Giorgi Mamardashvili to the Liverpool squad this summer following his spell at Valencia. After that, rumours have already been swirling, claiming to provide updates on the players who may or may not be targets for the Reds.

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Here, the ECHO takes a look at some of the latest Liverpool transfer news and gossip that has generated headlines over the last 24 hours.

Hugo Ekitike update

Liverpool have been handed a boost amid continued rumours linking them with a move for Eintracht Frankfurt striker Hugo Ekitike.

Fabrizio Romano has reported on X, formerly known as Twitter, that Ekitike has decided to leave Frankfurt at the end of the season, amid reports that Liverpool are one of several clubs interested in the striker.

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The report claims that numerous unnamed Premier League clubs have already expressed an interest in signing Ekitike when the summer transfer window opens, although it remains to be seen if Liverpool are one of them.

It has also been claimed that Ekitike will make a decision about where he will be playing his football next season once the campaign is over.

Milos Kerkez latest

Liverpool have been sent an update about the future of Bournemouth defender Milos Kerkez.

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Football Insider have reported that the Reds are "confident" that they can complete a move to sign Kerkez when the summer transfer window opens.

Rumours have been swirling for months claiming that Liverpool are showing an interest in signing Kerkez.

The ECHO have previously reported that Kerkez is on Liverpool's shortlist of targets this summer, but is not the only player being considered.

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