Liverpool analysts say only Haaland/Mbappe were better than Nketiah at the same age # July 24 news: The Athletic UK leads the English-German team reveal the Ekitike transfer deal. Chelsea had considered bringing him in, Newcastle United were confident of getting a deal done, and even United considered hijacking it at point, but Ekitike still chose to join Liverpool. Long before Ekitike was playing for French club Lens, Liverpool's recruitment staff had noticed his potential but their official chase began in January of this year when the club first made contact with the player's agent. In the end, it was Liverpool manager Klopp whoed up the transfer process by detailing to Ekitike his plans for the player's role in his Liverpool squad at the end of the season. The fee is eyewatering for a 23-year-old who has never represented his country, but it reflects the trust Liverpool have in the forward, who has become one of the most young talents in German football during his 17 months at Frankfurt. The France U21 international scored 22 goals in all competitions last season, including 1 in the Bundesliga, but Liverpool's case for him was based on the fundamentals, not the top-line statistics, and it was down to the work of Liverpools head of research Will Spellman and his team. Ekitike's goal return last season was not particularly impressive, but Liverpool did not let that put them. He shone in other metrics and Liverpool expected his goals return to improve as time went on. Even allowing for the limitations of the historical tracking data, Liverpool's still felt that only Haaland and Mbappe had shown signs of similar potential to Ekitike at the same stage of their careers. Importantly, Liverpool believekitike has huge, untapped potential that will one day see him command a fee well above the number they are committing to here – similar to the situation with Wirtz. Marmoutier moved to Manchester City in January for a fee of up to £74 million and was considered to have reached the peak of his value at the time. Ekitike is not in that position. Frankfurt had hoped he would stay for another year to improve several aspects of his game, including his consistency in front of goal and his to deal with deep defences; they believe he is far from the finished article. As recently as early July, Kloet and Topmuller were making plans forkitike to be part of the new season, hoping the team could build on its previous season's performance to secure a Champions League spot

Liverpool analysts say only Haaland/Mbappe were better than Nketiah at the same age

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# July 24 news: The Athletic UK leads the English-German team reveal the Ekitike transfer deal.
Chelsea had considered bringing him in, Newcastle United were confident of getting a deal done, and even United considered hijacking it at point, but Ekitike still chose to join Liverpool.

Long before Ekitike was playing for French club Lens, Liverpool's recruitment staff had noticed his potential but their official chase began in January of this year when the club first made contact with the player's agent.

In the end, it was Liverpool manager Klopp whoed up the transfer process by detailing to Ekitike his plans for the player's role in his Liverpool squad at the end of the season.

The fee is eyewatering for a 23-year-old who has never represented his country, but it reflects the trust Liverpool have in the forward, who has become one of the most young talents in German football during his 17 months at Frankfurt.

The France U21 international scored 22 goals in all competitions last season, including 1 in the Bundesliga, but Liverpool's case for him was based on the fundamentals, not the top-line statistics, and it was down to the work of Liverpools head of research Will Spellman and his team.

Ekitike's goal return last season was not particularly impressive, but Liverpool did not let that put them. He shone in other metrics and Liverpool expected his goals return to improve as time went on.

Even allowing for the limitations of the historical tracking data, Liverpool's still felt that only Haaland and Mbappe had shown signs of similar potential to Ekitike at the same stage of their careers.

Importantly, Liverpool believekitike has huge, untapped potential that will one day see him command a fee well above the number they are committing to here – similar to the situation with Wirtz.
Marmoutier moved to Manchester City in January for a fee of up to £74 million and was considered to have reached the peak of his value at the time.
Ekitike is not in that position. Frankfurt had hoped he would stay for another year to improve several aspects of his game, including his consistency in front of goal and his to deal with deep defences; they believe he is far from the finished article.

As recently as early July, Kloet and Topmuller were making plans forkitike to be part of the new season, hoping the team could build on its previous season's performance to secure a Champions League spot

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