Newcastle in talks to sign Hugo Ekitike - Major update on Monday from Fabrizio Romano

When Hugo Ekitike links re-emerged over the past week, many Newcastle United fans were excited but skeptical.

Keeping Alexander Isak and adding Ekitike to our attack would be quite a statement, and sounds like Newcastle really are making a big push for the long-term target who almost signed from  Reims back in 2022.

After The Telegraph's Luke Edwards revealed on Saturday that the club are in contact with Ekitike's camp over a potential move, Fabrizio Romano has just issued a promising update on his Youtube channel.

Romano states that Newcastle are now "working on the deal" as we speak with the player and current club Eintracht Frankfurt, claiming the 23-year-old Frenchman is now a "top target" now we missed out on Joao Pedro to Chelsea.

He insists that it's not an easy deal to complete, whether that's striking a deal with Frankfurt, convincing the player to sign or fighting off competition from rivals, with Liverpool, Chelsea and Man Utd all showing interest in the striker who bagged 22 goals and 12 assists in Germany last season.

However, Romano reports that we are pushing to complete what would be a real statement signing, with the club feeling he is "perfect" for Eddie Howe in terms of his potential and ability to add goals to our attack ahead of our return to the Champions League.

Watch what Romano has had to say this afternoon in the clip below:

Bloody hell. This is happening, isn’t it?

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