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Newcastle United have seen a written offer for Liverpool target Hugo Ekitike rejected this morning by Eintracht Frankfurt.
The Magpies have just got Anthony Elanga in through the door from Nottingham Forest on a £55m deal, but are not stopping there when it comes to adding to their attack.
A striker to compete with and complement Alexander Isak is a real priority and after missing out on Joao Pedro to Brighton they want Ekitike.
They sent a delegation to Germany on Monday to open talks and now, according to German journalist Florian Plettenberg, they have made an written offer.
Eintracht Frankfurt ‘rejected a written offer’ from Newcastle though, despite it being worth €80m.
It is suggested that they rejected it ‘mainly due to the payment terms’ and sporting director Markus Krosche wants more money.