Ekitike was also wanted by Newcastle (Picture: Getty Images) Liverpool have agreed a deal to sign Hugo Ekitike with the Eintracht Frankfurt star rejecting a move to Manchester United in the last 24 hours. Ekitke, 23, has admirers across the Premier League with Arsenal and Chelsea also credited with interest. Newcastle United made an opening offer of £70million for the striker this week, one rejected by the Bundesliga side. The Magpies have now ended their interest in the 23-year-old with Liverpool taking full advantage. RMC Sport report Ekitike has agreed a six-year deal with the Premier League champions with the striker rejecting an approach from Old Trafford in the process. Liverpool must still agree a fee with Frankfurt who have demanded his £86m release clause be met in full. Striking a deal for Ekitike would appear to signal the end of their attempts to prise Alexander Isak away from Newcastle, who are adamant the Sweden international is not for sale. Ekitike has a release clause of £86m (Picture: Getty Images) Liverpool could line up with a very different attack next season with Darwin Nunez expected to leave the club. The Premier Lague champions this week rejected a bid from Bayern Munich for Luis Diaz but the Colombia international is thought to be open to a move to Germany with Barcelona also interested. According to reports in Spain, Liverpool have also joined the race to sign Rodrygo from Real Madrid and ‘will do everything in their power to bring him to Anfield. Amorim and United must turn to other options (Picture: Getty Images) Manchester United meanwhile must turn to other options as they seek to rebuild their own attack. Matheus Cunha is their only major signing so far this summer with no agreement yet with Brentford for Bryan Mbeumo. Efforts to sign Liam Delap fell by the wayside in June with the England Under-21 international choosing Chelsea instead. Ruben Amorim was also keen on a reunion with Viktor Gyokeres but the Sporting CP star only has eyes for Arsenal, expected to seal his move to the Emirates this week. United have also shown interest in Aston Villa’s Ollie Watkins.