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Revealed: How Liverpool boss Arne Slot 'convinced Hugo Ekitike to join Liverpool during video call', ahead of £80m move

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Arne Slot had a video call in which he convinced Eintracht Frankfurt star Hugo Ekitike to join Liverpool, according to reports.

Ekitike, 23, is nearing an £80million move to Merseyside as the Reds seek to bolster their attacking options ahead of the upcoming season.

As the transfer inches closer to being a done deal, details have emerged of a video call that allegedly took place between Slot and Ekitike.

In a post on X, formerly Twitter, published on Monday morning, Slot was claimed to have discussed how the striker would fit into his plans at Anfield.