{"id":4395,"date":"2025-03-27T12:40:29","date_gmt":"2025-03-27T12:40:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buzz7.info\/?p=4395"},"modified":"2025-03-27T12:40:39","modified_gmt":"2025-03-27T12:40:39","slug":"arsenal-make-approach-to-sign-60m-liverpool-target-instead-of-alexander-isak","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buzz7.net\/?p=4395","title":{"rendered":"Arsenal make approach to sign \u00a360m Liverpool target instead of Alexander Isak"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\"><figcaption>Hugo Ekitike is wanted by Arsenal ahead of the summer transfer window (DeFodi Images\/Shutterstock)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/arsenal-fc\/\" data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Arsenal<\/a> have made an approach to sign <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/eintracht-frankfurt\/\" data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Eintracht Frankfurt<\/a> striker Hugo Ekitike, according to reports.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/mikel-arteta\/\" data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mikel Arteta<\/a>\u2019s side are in the market for a new centre-forward and have already targeted <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/newcastle\/\" data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Newcastle<\/a> United\u2019s Alexander Isak.<\/p>\n<p>However, Arsenal have been forced to explore alternative options <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/12\/31\/alexander-isak-speaks-150m-price-tag-amid-arsenal-transfer-speculation-22271622\/\" data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">with Newcastle demanding \u00a3150 million for the Sweden international<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/sport\/34083472\/arsenal-hugo-ekitike-transfer-isak-arteta\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Sun<\/a>, Ekitike has emerged as an option for Arsenal and the Gunners are among the Premier League clubs who have enquired about the 22-year-old.<\/p>\n<p>The report adds that Frankfurt will demand a transfer fee in the region of \u00a360m.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/03\/18\/man-utd-join-race-sign-66m-arsenal-liverpool-transfer-target-22744062\/\" data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Liverpool, Manchester United, Newcastle and Bayern Munich have also been keeping tabs on Ekitike<\/a>, who has scored 19 goals for Frankfurt this season.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"article-image wp-image-22801236\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/SEI_244701150-070e.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=646\" alt=\"EDITORIAL USE ONLY No use with unauthorised audio, video, data, fixture lists, club\/league logos or &quot;live&quot; services. Online in-match use limited to 120 images, no video emulation. No use in betting, games or single club\/league\/player publications. Mandatory Credit: Photo by Dave Winter\/Shutterstock (15215626ay) Hugo Ekitike of France puts his side 4-2 ahead France U21 v England U21, International Friendly, Football, Stade du Moustoir, Lorient, France - 21 Mar 2025\" width=\"646\" height=\"431\" \/><\/div><figcaption>Hugo Ekitike scored a hat-trick against England Under-21s last Friday (Shutterstock)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Ekitike was initially signed on loan from Paris Saint-Germain in February last year before the Bundesliga club made the deal permanent for \u20ac16.5m (\u00a313.9m) last summer.<\/p>\n<p>Last week, reports in Germany claimed that Frankfurt are anticipating Ekitike\u2019s sale in the upcoming transfer window due to the amount of interest.<\/p>\n<p>During the international break, Ekitike scored a hat-trick in France Under-21s\u2019 5-3 win over England.<\/p>\n<p>SOURCE: RTS.SN<\/p>\n<div class=\"factbox\" data-ico=\"factbox_article\" data-track-module=\"factbox_article\">\n<h2 class=\"factbox-title\"><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hugo Ekitike is wanted by Arsenal ahead of the summer transfer window (DeFodi Images\/Shutterstock) Arsenal have made an approach to sign Eintracht Frankfurt striker Hugo Ekitike, according to reports. Mikel Arteta\u2019s side are in the market for a new centre-forward and have already targeted Newcastle United\u2019s Alexander Isak. However, Arsenal have been forced to explore [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":4396,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[39,25],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4395","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-international","category-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/buzz7.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4395","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/buzz7.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/buzz7.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buzz7.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buzz7.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4395"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/buzz7.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4395\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4397,"href":"https:\/\/buzz7.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4395\/revisions\/4397"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buzz7.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/4396"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/buzz7.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4395"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buzz7.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4395"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buzz7.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4395"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}