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 Work was still being done for Gyokeres and that was proven by an agreement in principle at £63.7million (€73.5m) being reached last Sunday after advanced talks began for the Swede seven or so days earlier.Take a look at all of Hugo Ekitike's goals and assists from the 2024/25 season as Liverpool and Newcastle step up interest in signing the striker from Eintracht Frankfurt

On the face of it, that was a perfectly reasonable short-term target. Prior to his final season at Reims, Ekitike had not even scored a goal in France's top tier. He had spent the second half of the previous campaign on loan at Danish club Vejle Boldklub.

He returned to Reims as the fourth-choice forward but soon forced Oscar to reassess. Soon after that, the two strikers whose level he had been encouraged to hit were no longer in his sights. "Within months, he wanted to reach the same level as Mbappe."

It is a tale that offers a glimpse into the mindset of the Eintracht Frankfurt forward who has long been linked with a move to the Premier League.

"He always was a talented player but some coaches did not like him because of his profile and sometimes because of his character," concedes Oscar. "They were thinking he was a little bit arrogant. He always wanted to be compared with the best ones."Work was still being done for Gyokeres and that was proven by an agreement in principle at £63.7million (€73.5m) being reached last Sunday after advanced talks began for the Swede seven or so days earlier.Take a look at all of Hugo Ekitike's goals and assists from the 2024/25 season as Liverpool and Newcastle step up interest in signing the striker from Eintracht Frankfurt

On the face of it, that was a perfectly reasonable short-term target. Prior to his final season at Reims, Ekitike had not even scored a goal in France's top tier. He had spent the second half of the previous campaign on loan at Danish club Vejle Boldklub.

He returned to Reims as the fourth-choice forward but soon forced Oscar to reassess. Soon after that, the two strikers whose level he had been encouraged to hit were no longer in his sights. "Within months, he wanted to reach the same level as Mbappe."

It is a tale that offers a glimpse into the mindset of the Eintracht Frankfurt forward who has long been linked with a move to the Premier League.

"He always was a talented player but some coaches did not like him because of his profile and sometimes because of his character," concedes Oscar. "They were thinking he was a little bit arrogant. He always wanted to be compared with the best ones."Work was still being done for Gyokeres and that was proven by an agreement in principle at £63.7million (€73.5m) being reached last Sunday after advanced talks began for the Swede seven or so days earlier.Take a look at all of Hugo Ekitike's goals and assists from the 2024/25 season as Liverpool and Newcastle step up interest in signing the striker from Eintracht Frankfurt

On the face of it, that was a perfectly reasonable short-term target. Prior to his final season at Reims, Ekitike had not even scored a goal in France's top tier. He had spent the second half of the previous campaign on loan at Danish club Vejle Boldklub.

He returned to Reims as the fourth-choice forward but soon forced Oscar to reassess. Soon after that, the two strikers whose level he had been encouraged to hit were no longer in his sights. "Within months, he wanted to reach the same level as Mbappe."

It is a tale that offers a glimpse into the mindset of the Eintracht Frankfurt forward who has long been linked with a move to the Premier League.

"He always was a talented player but some coaches did not like him because of his profile and sometimes because of his character," concedes Oscar. "They were thinking he was a little bit arrogant. He always wanted to be compared with the best ones."Work was still being done for Gyokeres and that was proven by an agreement in principle at £63.7million (€73.5m) being reached last Sunday after advanced talks began for the Swede seven or so days earlier.He has been compared to Sergio Busquets, Xavi Alonso and current Ballon d’Or holder Rodri, but Martin Zubimendi has quickly made a name for himself over the past couple of seasons.

Since breaking into the Real Sociedad midfield in 2020/21 following the departure of stalwart David Zurutuza and Martin Odegaard’s loan spell ending, the 26-year-old has become one of his homeland’s star players, and having played a starring role in helping his boyhood team reach the Champions League alongside Mikel Merino, the duo then went one better by helping Spain lift Euro 2024.

Rodri’s departure at half-time could have been pivotal, but Zubimendi proved to be a more than adequate stand-in. He completed 24 of his 26 passes, won all five of his duels and no other player made more tackles than him during his time on the field as he steered his country to more silverware.

“Rodri is the best midfielder in the world,” the victorious Spain coach Luis De la Fuente said afterwards, “but Zubimendi is the second best. Martin gives you everything you ask for and has a fantastic talent. He’s a guarantee, totally reliable. He always plays calmly, unhurried and every decision is the right one.”