Manchester United have entered the race for Eintracht Frankfurt striker Hugo Ekitike, according to Sky Germany.

Liverpool and Chelsea are also thought to be interested in the 22-year-old.

It is understood United are exploring the conditions of a potential deal for Ekitike.

Frankfurt are demanding around £85m (€100m) for Ekitike, who has four years left on his deal.

United are in the market for a striker after the arrival of Wolves’ Matheus Cunha and the potential signing of Bryan Mbeumo from Brentford.

Sky Sports News has reported Viktor Gyokeres is one of the players they like for that position and they have explored a deal for the Sporting striker through intermediaries.

Head coach Ruben Amorim is a big admirer of Gyokeres having managed him at Sporting.

Gyokeres has a gentleman’s agreement to leave Sporting this summer for offers above £58m (€70m) despite a release clause of around £84m (€100m).

Gyokeres scored 54 goals in 52 games this past season for the Portuguese champions, including a hat-trick against Manchester City in the Champions League, having scored 43 in 50 in the 2023/24 campaign.

United are in the market for a striker regardless of Rasmus Hojlund’s future. Although the Denmark international has said he is not considering leaving the club and will fight for his place next season, United are looking at a number of players in that position.

However, a big focus at United will be on departures too, with offers expected for the likes of Marcus Rashford, Jadon Sancho, Alejandro Garnacho and Antony.

The preference is to agree to permanent sales for those players, however loan deals cannot be ruled out. There has been plenty of interest – but as yet, no formal offers.

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