It’s no secret that Liverpool are on the lookout for an improve within the centre-forward place, and so they might flip to the Bundesliga for his or her subsequent No. 9.
With Darwin Nunez more likely to go away this summer time and Diogo Jota‘s kind not on the required degree since Christmas, Liverpool are available in the market for a ahead.
The seek for a striker might take them to Germany the place, this season, Hugo Ekitike and Benjamin Sesko, each of whom have been watched by Liverpool, have scored 22 targets and 21 targets for Eintracht Frankfurt and RB Leipzig respectively.
Neither would come low-cost, although, with Ekitike’s price ticket reportedly set at over £85 million, whereas Sesko would value round £67 million.
We spoke to commentator and Bundesliga professional Kevin Hatchard to search out out extra in regards to the pair and the way they examine to Liverpool’s present strikers.
Who’s Hugo Ekitike?
He’s a younger French striker who first caught the attention at Reims. He performed rather well for them, was in double figures in targets for them and was seen as an actual rising star at that stage.
He was linked with Newcastle and ultimately he went to Paris Saint-Germain and that was too early. He ended up being sidelined there, not as a result of he performed notably badly however simply because he wasn’t prepared for it as a result of there was an excessive amount of attacking expertise there and he couldn’t break his manner into the staff.
Eintracht Frankfurt signed him on mortgage initially after which they had been in a position to convey him in on a everlasting foundation for not that a lot cash within the grand scheme of issues (£13.9 million).
Earlier this season, he and Omar Marmoush actually clicked. That they had a terrific partnership in assault and even after Marmoush went to Man Metropolis, Ekitike actually tried to step up and attempt to rating targets and attempt to lead that assault.
That’s the place we at the moment are actually, a man who has been scoring targets in Europe and has additionally been scoring targets frequently within the Bundesliga.
What sort of participant is Ekitike?
I feel he’s fairly an uncommon participant.
He’s about 6’2″ however he’s not that nice within the air truly, however he’s acquired this actually slender body and rangy stride.
He carries the ball extremely properly, actually good dribbler, needs to run in behind. He’s fairly fast, he’s one of many quickest strikers within the Bundesliga truly. Although he’s 6’2″, he truly eats up the bottom with that type of lengthy, loping stride that he has.
And he’s very artistic; he’s acquired the flexibility to make targets in addition to rating them. He’s not a again to aim type of striker. He can do this stuff however I don’t assume he’s notably desirous to get the ball into his toes along with his again to aim, that’s probably not his sport.
He can hyperlink the play, he does hyperlink the play, nevertheless it’s not the place he’s finest suited. That’s one thing that he might work on.
However I feel he’s a part of this rising development, should you consider perhaps Sesko or Erling Haaland, guys like that who’re tall but in addition fairly fast and as soon as they get transferring, they’re very tough to cease.
Who’s Benjamin Sesko and the way does he examine to Ekitike?
There are similarities within the type of peak and stride and that type of factor. Sesko’s an even bigger unit, I suppose, taller.
They’re each good goalscorers. I like Ekitike extra within the sense that there’s rather a lot to love about Sesko however I feel Ekitike is a bit much less predictable.
Sesko’s good and I feel anyone’s going to get a very, actually good striker there. I simply marvel if Ekitike, within the fullness of time, simply with the number of issues he can do, will simply be much less predictable and easier to pin down.
However, Sesko, as soon as he will get transferring, tempo, energy, peak, all that stuff. Sesko’s most likely higher within the air however they’re each actually fascinating gamers.
