Liverpool have completed their year-long pursuit of a new striker with the signing of Eintracht Frankfurt’s Hugo Ekitike. The 23-year-old France Under-21 international has joined the Premier League champions on a six-year contract, pushing Liverpool’s summer spending beyond the £250 million mark.<br />This new strength reflects Liverpool’s restored status as one of Europe’s elite, a far cry from earlier decades when the club regularly lost out on key targets to the likes of Manchester United, Arsenal, and Chelsea.
