Liverpool suffered a pair of injuries in Tuesday’s UEFA Champions League match at Galatasaray, as Hugo Ekitike has joined Alisson Becker in making an early exit. MORE — Champions League schedule | Champions League table Ekitike was reaching for an errant pass when he hit the turf with what appeared to be a muscular injury. He was replaced by Alexis …
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Amir in Cardiff: I know what Ekitike did was really daft but let’s not treat this like an act of serious foul play. We have Isak and Chiesa and his absence will be short lived. Harry: The guy just over-celebrated against a Championship side, he hardly did a Balotelli in front of the away fans. Andy in Gloucestershire: Remember that …
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Liverpool’s penchant for scoring last-gasp winners was on full show during Tuesday night’s Carabao Cup third round victory over Southampton. Shea Charles equalised in the second half following Alexander Isak’s first Liverpool goal, with the Reds relying on substitute Hugo Ekitiké to provide the winning strike in their 2–1 victory five minutes from time. Anfield once again roared to the …
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Jeremie Frimpong was everybody. As Hugo Ekitike turned around, his red Liverpool shirt still in his hands after he had held it up to the Anfield fans after scoring the winner in a 2-1 Carabao Cup third round victory over Southampton, he was not greeted by smiles and hugs. Instead, he turned to see Frimpong, his face contorted in frustration. …
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Ian Doyle with the Liverpool player ratings and scores after the second friendly match against Athletic Bilbao at Anfield Ian Doyle has covered Liverpool for more than 20 years, following them across Europe in multiple Champions League and Europa League finals and as far afield as Thailand, Singapore, the United States, Hong Kong and Qatar, and has reported on the …
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Liverpool beat Spanish side Athletic Club twice in the space of five hours on Monday night, with Rio Ngumoha one of those to star in the Anfield friendlies. Liverpool 4-1 Athletic Club Pre-season Friendly (5) | AnfieldAugust 4, 2025 Goals: Ngumoha 2′, Nunez 5′, Doak 43′, Elliott 58′; Guruzeta 76′ Liverpool 3-2 Athletic Club Pre-season Friendly (6) | AnfieldAugust 4, …
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Chelsea explored a move. Newcastle United were confident they would conclude a deal, and Manchester United considered a belated bid. Ultimately, Hugo Ekitike has chosen Liverpool as his new home. He is leaving Eintracht Frankfurt having signed a six-year contract at Anfield and in a deal that could, if all conditions are met, eventually rise to about £79million ($107m), taking …
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Liverpool have today officially completed the signing of Eintracht Frankfurt’s 23-year-old French striker Hugo Ekitike in a deal that could see the Reds eventually pay £79M inclusive of add-ons to bring in the rising star. Ekitike arrives on Merseyside off the back of a breakout Bundesliga season that saw the forward score 22 goals and add 12 assists in 48 …
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Hugo Ekitike completes move to Liverpool in £79m deal The Times Hugo Ekitike: Liverpool sign Eintracht Frankfurt striker BBC Liverpool agree deal to sign Hugo Ekitike from Eintracht Frankfurt Liverpool FC Hugo Ekitike joins Liverpool: Eintracht Frankfurt striker completes £79m transfer to Premier League champions Sky Sports Will Ekitike be a Liverpool hit or flop? Why he’s so hard to scout ESPN Source link
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Ryan O’HanlonJul 22, 2025, 08:52 AM ET Close Ryan O’Hanlon is a staff writer for ESPN.com. He’s also the author of “Net Gains: Inside the Beautiful Game’s Analytics Revolution.” Hugo Ekitike is going to be a superstar. Hugo Ekitike is going to be a bust. Depending on how hard I squint, I can pretty easily convince myself that either of …
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