Aston Villa will play the first of three fixtures in the United States this weekend when they take on Eintracht Frankfurt. Unai Emery’s side haven’t made a great start to pre-season,

Liverpool have confirmed the signing of Hugo Ekitike from Eintracht Frankfurt in a huge £79 million ($107m) deal.

However, the price has ended up being a sticking point for Frankfurt. Copenhagen wanted to make Froholdt their record sale and were demanding at least €20m, which is a fee Frankfurt would not pay. This has caused them to pull out of the race for the midfielder.

Soon-to-be-unveiled Liverpool signing Hugo Ekitiké is one of five Eintracht Frankfurt players not included in the squad for the Bundesliga club’s coming USA tour. Mahmoud Dahoud, Aurelio Buta,

FSV Frankfurt and Eintracht Frankfurt are set to meet in a men's international club friendly between a pair of German teams.