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The Eintracht Frankfurt certainly ticks several boxes in FSG’s usual transfer criteria: young, relatively attainable and already proven on the top stage.
Last month, the Mirror claimed Liverpool and Arsenal will battle to try and sign Ekitike this summer; the Daily Mail reported he is being closely watched by the Reds, while Sport Bild stated the 22-year-old could cost Liverpool around €100 million ($114M/£87M) to sign.
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‘I think a center-forward is a must [this summer] because I imagine the front part of the team is the area that really needs a bit more surgery than others because of the age profile of certain players there and the contract situations,” Carragher said on the latest episode of the 'It’s Called Soccer!' podcast.
“The one that every club would love is Isak, isn’t it.
Do I think Liverpool could go and buy Isak
I don’t know.
“I’m not sure Liverpool would want to pay that type of money for one player, I don’t think it’s really the model
That smacks to me the kind of player that Liverpool would sign
He’s done really well there.
“He went to PSG as a really young boy after lighting up the French league as a young kid and it didn’t quite work out for him, but he’s still really young, got great numbers and it almost looks to me like the type of player that Liverpool would sign rather than maybe going for an Isak.”
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