Manchester United have reportedly entered the race to sign Eintracht Frankfurt striker Hugo Ekitike amid interest from Liverpool and Chelsea.
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- Man Utd show interest in Frankfurt's Ekitike
- Enter race against Liverpool and Chelsea
- Ekitike will cost clubs €100m this summer
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WHAT HAPPENED?
United have been interested in signing a striker this summer for Ruben Amorim's squad, with Rasmus Hojlund and Joshua Zirkzee having endured a horrific campaign at Old Trafford. The Red Devils have been linked with a number of names, including Viktor Gyokeres, Benjamin Sesko and Liam Delap, who has already joined Chelsea.
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THE BIGGER PICTURE
Sky Germany's Florian Plettenberg has now reported that United have entered the race for Frankfurt striker Ekitike. The Bundesliga side have placed a price tag of €100 million (£85m/$116m) on the French hitman.
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DID YOU KNOW?
Chelsea and Liverpool are also said to be interested in signing Ekitike this summer, with both the Reds and the Blues also on the hunt for a striker. The West London side want to add competition to Nicolas Jackson this summer, while the Merseyside club want to replace the misfiring Darwin Nunez.
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WHAT NEXT FOR EKITIKE?
United are set to continue their hunt for a striker, and it seems that the Red Devils may be ready to conduct a fire sale if they want to sign Ekitike, or Gyokeres, who is also set to cost around the same price this summer.