Interesting bit from Paul Joyce in The Times on #Ekitike. #LFCthetimes.com/sport/football… #Ekitike had the third-highest xG (excluding penalties) in Europe’s top five leagues last season (19.3), which was bettered only by Serhou Guirassy (19.6) and Robert Lewandowski (24), yet no player underperformed their xG by more than the Eintracht Frankfurt forward. He had five fewer goals than expected. #LFC

Craig Hope - "Last March, co-owners Amanda Staveley and Mehrdad Ghodoussi had discussions with #Isak. They thought he was worth and deserving of a pay increase. There was recognition internally that he was not being paid for the level that reflected his talent" "There was a soft promise to revisit int he summer, addressing what they thought was scope. 1 because they thought it was deserved, 2 to keep the player happy, and 3 it would avoid this summer's eventuality". #LFC #Isak

Amazing piece in Marca on Hugo #Ekitike. Óscar García 'discovered' Ekitike: "He's not afraid of playing for Liverpool... or the money he's paid." #LFC Óscar García Junyent is largely to blame for the 95 million euros Liverpool paid for Hugo Ekitike (Reims, 2002) . The lanky Reds striker (1.90 m) made his Ligue 1 debut under David Guion, but it was under the former manager of Brighton, Maccabi, Salzburg, Olympiacos and Celta , among others, that he really took off. #LFC #Ekitike