Liverpool transfer claim as Manchester United comparison made

'Could be getting more' - Liverpool transfer claim as Manchester United comparison made

Liverpool have spent big so far in the transfer window and are showing no signs of stopping as they chase Hugo Ekitike deal

Eintracht Frankfurt forward Hugo Ekitike (Image: Sebastian El-Saqqa - firo sportphoto/Getty Images )

Liverpool have been told they are enjoying the best transfer window in the Premier League thus far with even more new arrivals expected. The Reds have splashed out almost £200million on new recruits this summer and are closing on another with talks continuing with Eintracht Frankfurt over £80m-rated striker Hugo Ekitike.

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Germany international attacking midfielder Florian Wirtz has been been signed in a club record £116m deal while Bayer Leverkusen team-mate and Holland right-back Jeremie Frimpong has moved for almost £30m.

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Bournemouth left-back Milos Kerkez has arrived for £40m, and Liverpool have also swooped for reserve goalkeepers Armin Pecsi from Puskas Akademia and Freddie Woodman on a free transfer.

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With six weeks remaining in the window, the Premier League is on course for a record collective outlay in the transfer market.

And former Liverpool striker Emile Heskey believes his old club have stolen a march on their rivals as they look to defend the championship they won convincingly last season.

"I think the best window so far is Liverpool’s," he said. "They got Florian Wirtz, who I think adds an edge to their midfield, and I think Jeremie Frimpong is such a versatile player on the right flank.

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"As well as that, you’ve got Milos Kerkez, and they could be getting more players in before the transfer window is closed.

"To get Wirtz when everyone else was linked to him, that’s a huge statement. To get it done early, too, could be important.

"They’re like United used to be. They find what they want, they go into the transfer market and get it done. It’s pinpoint.

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"I can remember when United found Van Nistelrooy and went straight for him. Now Liverpool are that team."

Speaking to BestBettingSites.co.uk, Heskey has dismissed suggestions Lionel Messi could make a loan move to Anfield in preparation for next summer's World Cup.

"I’m sure all of the Premier League sides will be interested in taking Lionel Messi on loan from Inter Miami," he said.

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"The explosion in shirt sales and marketing would be incredible. We never saw Inter Miami shirts outside of Miami before he arrived, now they’re everywhere. He has a crazy impact.

"In terms of football, the only ones who could accommodate him are the top four, but none of them will play a style that will allow him to take it easy throughout a game. He doesn’t have that intensity anymore.

"If he wants to go back then probably France would suit him, because I think Italy is too intense. But I think Spain, and Barcelona, is the natural fit. He can’t go anywhere else, can he?"

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