With a 5-year contract, locking in Jota s stand-in! Liverpool and Manchester United compete for players, aren t Slot afraid of losing money?

According to the famous Italian transfer reporter Skira, the Ekitic battle has entered a white-hot state. Liverpool is currently in pole position, and the player himself has agreed to sign a five-year contract with the Reds.

A good goal in one season has created a new generation of Mr.

In the 2024/25 season, the 23-year-old Ekitic played 48 games for Frankfurt, creating 34 goals (22 goals and 12 assists), and the turnover price of his destiny was about 75 million euros. After Marmush left the team in the winter window, Ekitic became the core of the Eagles' frontcourt and handed over a good data list.

As a victim of Enrique's youth strategy, Ekitic was abandoned by Paris Saint-Germain and played only one season of good goals after moving to Frankfurt. It is really puzzling to become Mr. Billion with such performance alone. Considering that Frankfurt has always adhered to an outward-oriented business strategy, all coaches will tilt tactical resources towards the midfield and frontcourt. After their carefully packaged forwards joining the giants, they often have situations of not adapting to the local conditions, and the risk of spending huge sums of money for Ekitic is very high.

Mbeumo and Salah overlap, and it is no longer the optimal solution for Liverpool's forward signing. The Reds are in a passive position, with few options available, Jota's unexpected death disrupted Liverpool's summer window signing plan. From the recent operations of the club's uniform team, it can be seen that they still plan to send Nunes away and then introduce a forward to participate in the No. 9 rotation. It is very difficult to poach from the Premier League (Isaac) (Isaac), and the target from outside the five major leagues (Osmaine) has been booked first, and there are not many options left for Liverpool in the free market.

Before in-depth negotiations with Liverpool, Ekitic had a scandal with Manchester United, Chelsea and other teams. With Werz already introduced, Slott hopes to continue looking for strikers from the Bundesliga to enrich the rotation lineup. Sheshko and Ekitic are both good candidates, and the latter's all-round forward-style play is more in line with the style of the Dutch coach. In the past season, Slott has had many highlights in military use, and he is confident that he can use this talented striker from the Bundesliga well.