Key Facts
- Hugo Ekitike signed a five-year deal with Eintracht Frankfurt in April 2024 for around £14m.
- Ekitike scored 15 goals for Frankfurt in the 2023-24 season and has 19 goals in 47 Bundesliga appearances.2
- Manchester United, under Ruben Amorim, struggled for goals in the 2024-25 season and sought attacking reinforcements.2
- Manchester United held exploratory talks and made direct contact with Eintracht Frankfurt regarding Ekitike in mid-2025.2
- Liverpool and Chelsea have shown interest in Ekitike, contacting his representatives but not the club directly.
- Christopher Vivell, now at Manchester United, has Bundesliga experience with Ekitike, adding to United's interest.
- Ekitike publicly expressed admiration for Manchester United, calling it his favourite childhood club.
- The transfer race for Ekitike is expected to be expensive and highly competitive among top Premier League clubs.
Manchester United are monitoring Eintracht Frankfurt’s striker, Hugo Ekitike, as a potential recruit.
The Guardian
Man United hold talks with Eintracht Frankfurt's Hugo Ekitike - sources - Rob DawsonJun 17, 2025, 03:03 AM Share - - - Open Extended Reactions have held exploratory talks with representatives of striker , sources have told ESPN, as they widen their search for attacking reinforcements.
ESPN India
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Plettenberg additionally reported that Manchester United are so far the only club to have made 'direct contact' with Eintracht Frankfurt over Ekitike. Fellow suitors Liverpool and Chelsea are said to have only been in touch with the player's representatives, and not his club, up to now.
Goal
Let’s see what’s going to happen there, but at the moment, again, the deal is not considered easy. It will clearly be expensive, and there is competition there from Liverpool and from Chelsea, so it’s just contact at the moment between the parties while Manchester United wait to clarify the striker’s situation.
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Key Stats at a Glance
Ekitike's transfer fee
£14m
Ekitike's Bundesliga goals
19 goals
Ekitike's Bundesliga appearances
47 Bundesliga appearances
Ekitike's goals last season
15 goals
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