00:00Manchester United have held initial talks to gauge a summer move for Frankfurt striker Hugo Eketike.
00:07United are back to the drawing board as they search for a striker this summer, having missed out on preferred target Liam De Lapp.
00:15Ruben Amarim, of course, has prioritised the addition of a proven goalscorer to his United side.
00:20De Lapp was viewed as the best bang for buck in the summer transfer window.
00:24He's, of course, signed for Chelsea after they activated his £30m release clause.
00:30And it's also understood that fellow target, Viktor Jokrez, would prefer a move to Arsenal in the summer transfer window.
00:37Juventus is another team who are keeping eyes on the Sweden international just to see what happens with regards to him.
00:43So United are looking at all different options available to them.
00:47Eketike is another player who has genuine appeal in the summer transfer window.
00:52The issue there is that United aren't the only team interested in a move.
00:57Napoli, also credited with interest, as are Liverpool.
01:01And they could make a move for Eketike if and when they sell Darwin Nunes in the summer transfer window.
01:09So United would not only have to convince Eketike to move to Old Trafford rather than some more appealing options this summer,
01:15they'd also have to agree a fee with Frankfurt.
01:17That could be very difficult.
01:19Initial reports suggest they could ask for as much as €100m for him this summer.
01:25That's about £84m.
01:27But it could be lowered.
01:30Frankfurt want at least as much as they sold Omar Marmoush to Man City for in the January window.
01:35That was £59m.
01:36So you can put Eketike firmly in that bracket of between £60m to £85m this summer.
01:44Frankfurt understood to be quite flexible with how they received those funds.
01:48So it could be staggered payments, instalments, as we saw with United's move for Matthias Cunha.
01:53United, of course, signed Cunha last week.
01:55From Wolves, a £62.5m deal.
01:57But that will be paid in three equal chunks of just over £20m over three separate summer windows.
02:03It means a move for Eketike would have to be similar, you'd expect, for Manchester United.
02:08They could agree somewhere, like we said, between £60m to £85m.
02:12And then they could stagger it over three, four, maybe even five summers if all goes to plan.
02:16But at this moment in time, it's still hard to pinpoint one striker who's going to be the option for United this summer.
02:23They are keeping their options open, exploring every different avenue available to them.
02:28Like we said, the lap was the preferred target.
02:30Jokka has seen more as a dream and maybe quite unrealistic,
02:34given that he has interest in Juventus and Arsenal this summer as well.
02:39Eketike then, another option.
02:41United, also aware of the availability of Gonzalo Ramos at PSG.
02:46Dusan Vlahavic at Juventus.
02:50And also Moise Keane at Fiorentina.
02:52So, watch this space.
02:54United do want to add a striker.
02:55They've already secured Cunha.
02:57They're in talks over a potential second bid for Brown and Buemo.
03:01United still considered favourites to sign him ahead of Tottenham.
03:04And then a striker will be next on their list.
03:07Who that is, it remains to be seen.
03:09But Hugo Eketike is the latest player to appeal to Manchester United.
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