Welcome, Hugo.
I am also, hated that shirt due to the ugly collar, only good thing about it is that it is a Premier League Champions shirt.
Welcome Boss, I have faith in you being a great player for us YNWA
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A good video about Hugo.
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Dunno anything about that, but having watched him a bit over the last 24 hours, he remembers me of Zidane. The way he moves over the pitch, the technical ease and the tricks, the vision in order to bring in his team-matesā¦
Not to say that heāll necessarily turn out like Zidane, but I can see some similarities.
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Potential to be a pretty good, well rounded striker, but no hiding from the fact that there are a few question marksā¦
From what I know and Iāve seen from him, heās technically of pretty high level, very good in link up play. Different players, but of all of our central options since Firmino, Ekitike might be the first since Bobby who will offer that aspect of moving, receiving, combining with others with accuracy, variety.
A lack of killer instinct took him another direction, last season was basically his first serious season in terms of numbers. That is something that can be improved somewhat.
I like the combination of his height, but not being heavy, having a quality touch. Able to combine in very tight spaces outside and inside the box. Could make him awkward to defend against. Especially since he also seems to have the pace to go in behind. Strength might be one of the questions, but also careful not to become heavy. Need to find the right balance.
Then of course, the pure aspect of coming to this successful Liverpool side, to make it even better, with the expectation of being the first striker in a team that aspires to win leagues, CLās and the rest. Heās had some smaller clubs so far, a stint at PSG and still no France caps. Unproven at a few levels.
Weāll see how he does initially. I sense it might not take him much to prove heās currently a better option than Nunez, Jota, possibly Diaz. Up top. But long term, is it enough to win the highest prizes with him up top? Remains to be seen.
Itās not a great striker market this summer, I was waiting to see if we would come up with some different names other than Isak and Ekitike. And no, I donāt think Isak is coming here. I sense itās a position we will continue monitoring with great interest, even going into 2026 and even if Ekitike does relatively well.
As for finances, the club knows itās calculation. That is not to say that everything they do is right, but there are a lot of things which we as fans simply donāt know and will have to trust the club that they know what theyāre doing.
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So we have our third choice then? SMH. Sounds rubbish.
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Yeah, in a world where things are increasingly data-led, certainly at Liverpool anyway, Iām finding myself much calmer about signings and willing to give the club the benefit of the doubt. They believe he stacks up well, so I trust them.
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4+5 = 9
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I imagine him thinking, āListen to these fans, and this is only a trainingā¦in Hong Kong? Canāt wait to run out at Anfield!ā
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Heās probably thinking āwhat time is it? Im fucking knackeredā
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He is more like Thierry Henri imo.
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Seeing him next to VVD, he seems to be a towering physical presence, even though he hasnāt the same muscle mass than the Dutchman.
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Ibou catching a stay from Slot was hilarious.
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Genius negotiating tactic as well from Hughes.
Ibou asks for 200k a week for a renewal. Hughes responds
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Virgil van Dijk has reacted to #LFC signing Hugo Ekitike and revealed his message to Liverpool FCās new arrivals.
āItās good to have him here. I said to him, āThe hard work starts now.ā He has to work his socks off and be important for us whenever he can. Thatās the main thing. Coming to Liverpool, they will definitely have the quality to play for Liverpool. For me, itās very important as well how you settle in the group and how you fit into the squad that we have. And I think they did [so] perfectly well. All of them.
āWe donāt speak about Armin [Pecsi], a young goalie who just came in, has settled in pretty well. Obviously Freddie [Woodman], Giorgi [Mamardashvili], Flo [Florian Wirtz], Jeremie [Frimpong] [and Milos Kerkez]. Hugo came today of course. Everyone has to work hard and weāre all in this together, thatās the main thing. We have to fight for everything thatās ahead of us.ā
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Incredibly exciting with all these new signings, whilst keeping our rock of a captain, CB and leader to show them the way 
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