Liverpool have worrying trend to break after £82m Hugo Ekitike transferLiverpool’s £82m signing, Hugo Ekitike, faces pressure to break a worrying trend of Frankfurt strikers struggling after big-money moves. Players like Jovic and Haller haven’t replicated their Bundesliga form. The 23-year-old, compared to Neymar and Mbappe, aims to buck this trend at Anfield.