Below is the latest on both Liverpool and Newcastle being in the hunt for the same forwards and it appears they have finally decided to focus their attention on different players.

Florian Plettenberg reports that Eintracht Frankfurt’s Hugo Ekitiké has lodged a transfer request. Ekitiké’s Bundesliga club have been informed that the French striker wishes to move to

Ekitike, a tall and agile centre-forward, rose through the ranks at Stade de Reims before moving to PSG in 2023. After a brief and underwhelming spell there, he joined Frankfurt, where he impressed with 22 goals and 12 assists in 48 appearances last season.