Liverpool are on the verge of signing Eintracht Frankfurt centre-forward Hugo Ekitiké (23) in a €90m deal. L’Equipe has written a feature on how the Premier League champions have fended off

Can they afford him? What would the deal mean for Isak? Our reporters dissect the news Newcastle are in talks to sign the French forward

It was previously reported early in the week that Newcastle United had seen an €80m (£69.5m) offer rejected by Eintracht Frankfurt for Hugo Ekitike. I would have been more than happy for United to have signed the 23 year old as second striker to Alexander Isak,