Liverpool transfer target Hugo Ekitike has reacted to reports about him flying to Merseyside to complete a medical ahead of his £79m transfer from Eintracht Frankfurt. Arne Slot's side looks to have its seventh new face joining them this summer if all goes to plan.

Roberto Firmino would become Liverpool’s No 9 but he did not join as one in July 2015 and, across eight years, his role was not easy to define. Rather than putting the finishing touches to Liverpool’s moves, he was instead an orchestrator of their best play, giving others the opportunity to score more than him.