Why Hugo Ekitike is seen as Liverpool’s next-best target for the No. 9 role

Liverpool’s interest in Hugo Ekitike, a striker for Eintracht Frankfurt, makes sense, even though Alexander Isak might be their best option for the No. 9 position.
We examined what Ekitike has to offer and why he might be Liverpool’s Isak substitute with the assistance of our pals at FotMob.

Chart-topping goalscorer

A fast search reveals why Ekitike would be unique, even if Liverpool’s analysis is much more sophisticated, with Harvard graduate data scientists and sizable teams of scouts and analysts.
In all competitions in 2024–2025, no striker under the age of 23 scored more goals than the Frenchman in any of Europe’s top five leagues.

In 48 games throughout the Bundesliga, Europa League, and DFB-Pokal, Ekitike scored 22 goals,

one more than Benjamin Sesko, another Liverpool target with the second-highest goal total.

No under-23 striker scored more than 20 and the only others to net more than 15 were PSG’s

Goncalo Ramos (18) and Rennes’ Arnaud Kalimuendo (18), with Ligue 1 considered the w

eakest of those top five leagues.

Get more on: https://sportviewers.com