The wages Liverpool are set to put new signing Hugo Ekitike on have been revealed, with the French youngster about to become one of the highest-paid players in the entire Premier League. The 23-year-old is set to sign for the English champions after a £79 million deal was agreed between the Reds and the Frenchman’s current club, Eintracht Frankfurt.
Ekitike is expected to become the focal point in Arne Slot’s attack, replacing Darwin Nunez despite his relative inexperience at the top level. However, despite the fact that he has only ever had one season where he has scored 20 or more goals, the Anfield outfit are prepared to hand him a salary on par with some of the top strikers in world football.
Ekitike’s Monster Liverpool Wage Revealed
The striker will become one of the top earners at the club
According to Patrick Berger of Sky Sports Germany, Ekitike is set to receive a salary worth between €15–€16 million per year, which equates, on the lower end of the scale, to roughly £250,000 per week. This would mark a significant pay rise for the ex-PSG star, who, according to Capology, currently earns a base wage of £58,319 per week.
Not only is that a mammoth jump for the player, but it is also set to take a major dent out of Liverpool’s wage structure too, as the striker will become the club’s third-highest earner behind Mohamed Salah and Virgil van Dijk.
Other new signings, Florian Wirtz and Jeremie Frimpong have been handed wages of £195,000 per week and £100,000 per week respectively, meaning they are still some way off their future teammate if the report is to be believed. It also usurps other attackers in the team such as Nunez and his £150,000 per week, Cody Gakpo’s £120,000 per week and Luis Diaz’s incredibly low £55,000 per week.
Both Salah and Van Dijk were handed pay rises after their drawn-out contract talks last season, while Trent Alexander-Arnold opted to leave the club to join Real Madrid. However, even his new wage in the Spanish capital (£277,000 p/w) is almost matched by Ekitike, who is yet to prove himself at the most elite level.