Arne Slot is reported to have personally requested Liverpool move for Malick Fofana, with Lyon's asking price now coming to light, and if Luis Diaz leaves.

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 Liverpool’s summer expenditure to just under £300m.

Liverpool’s newest attacking addition won’t immediately be with the rest of the squad for our pre-season work in Asia – but he will be flying out later this week. The club confirmed the signing of Hugo Ekitike on Wednesday evening, but fans hoping to see the Frenchman in action straight away will have to wait a little longer.

Liverpool recently unveiled the signing of Hugo Ekitike, but Manchester United were also eyeing a move for the prodigal Frenchman before the deal was signed

There was a heartwarming moment for Liverpool fans on Thursday as new signing Hugo Ekitiké met his team-mates for the first time — in Hong Kong, where the Reds are currently stationed for

Ekitike is another one of those signings who is very quick, plays killer passes and can score. Champions League qualification will be enough this season and a cup hopefully. Ian: A reasonable expectation is that Ekitike is going to be a big improvement on Darwin Nunez.

Haaland won back-to-back Golden Boots in his first two seasons in England but both Alexander Isak and Mo Salah scored more than him last term.