Djibril Cisse has told Hugo Ekitike he "would've been crazy" to have turned down Liverpool advances . But the former Reds striker has warned his French compatriot he now has to justify his near £80m price tag at Anfield.

Hugo Ekitike is expected to finalise his move to Liverpool in the coming days, with the French striker arriving in the UK for his medical earlier this week

Liverpool have reached a full agreement with Eintracht Frankfurt to sign Hugo Ekitike in a deal worth £79m; Reds will pay a £69m fixed fee plus £10m in add-ons for striker; Liverpool moved for Ekitike

In his latest Fact Files column for the Daily Briefing, German football insider Christian Falk has charted the sequence of events which ultimately led to Liverpool agreeing a move for Ekitike.

Liverpool have agreed a £79 million deal with Eintracht Frankfurt for Hugo Ekitike and plan for him to join their pre-season tour of Asia.

Liverpool famously vetoed the £53m signing of Nabil Fekir from Lyon back in June 2018 after becoming aware of a knee issue, once the Frenchman had carried out his medical. Therefore, if something similar occurs during Ekitike’s medical check, those at Anfield could well send him back to Frankfurt.