Arsenal plan Gyokeres medical, Ekitike flies in to join Liverpool, Man United reignite Sesko interest - Latest transfer news and rumours as Liverpool close in on the signing of Hugo Ekitike

All going well, Hugo Ekitike should be a Liverpool player by the end of this week – but the pathway towards the transfer being completed hasn’t always been the smoothest.

Liverpool famously vetoed the £53m signing of Nabil Fekir from Lyon back in June 2018 after becoming aware of a knee issue, once the Frenchman had carried out his medical. Therefore, if something similar occurs during Ekitike’s medical check, those at Anfield could well send him back to Frankfurt.

Manchester United tried to sign Hugo Ekitike but could not convince him about a switch to Old Trafford (h/t journalist David Ornstein).Ekitike was one of the most in-demand strikers in the transfer

Two more of Liverpool's Premier League rivals were interested in signing striker Hugo Ekitike before the Reds beat Newcastle to agreeing a deal with Eintracht Frankfurt