Newcastle are being 'forced to accelerate' talks to sign Hugo Ekitike as they now also 'fear' a 'hijack' from a second Premier League rival.

THE thrills and spills of the summer transfer window are well underway with some huge deals in the pipeline over the next few weeks! Liverpool have made an approach to sign Newcastle superstar

Confidence is growing Newcastle can wrap up the signing of Hugo Ekitike after club officials were dispatched to Frankfurt to finalise the transfer.

Newcastle United are working on a deal worth around €75million to sign Eintracht Frankfurt forward Hugo Ekitike. While an agreement is not yet close, talks are ongoing between the clubs over a potential deal which would eclipse Newcastle’s previous record transfer – the €71.2m they paid Real Sociedad for Aleksander Isak in summer 2022.

NEWCASTLE have submitted a club-record £69.5million bid for Hugo Ekitike. The Magpies are now waiting on a response from Eintracht Frankfurt – who have already rejected another £60.1m offer