Overview

• Liverpool have reached an agreement on personal terms with Hugo Ekitike ahead of submitting an offer to trigger his reported £86 million release clause
• Eintracht Frankfurt rejected Newcastle’s opening bid of over £70 million and are standing firm on matching the clause before approving any transfer
• Newcastle United have ended their pursuit of Ekitike and reiterated that striker Alexander Isak remains off-limits to suitors
• Ekitike has handed in a transfer request at Frankfurt to accelerate his proposed move to Anfield
• Frankfurt have identified 21-year-old Franjo Ivanovic as the likely replacement should Ekitike depart this summer