Manchester United are reportedly looking to sign a striker this summer, and they have identified Hugo Ekitike as a target.

According to an update by reputed German journalist Florian Plettenberg, Manchester United have established contact to sign Hugo Ekitike, and it will be interesting to see if they can win the race for his signature.

He is valued at €100 million, and the likes of Chelsea and Liverpool are keen on him as well. Manchester United are in desperate need of a quality striker, but the asking price could be a major problem. They will need to improve multiple areas of their and spending €100 million on the young attacker could prove to be difficult.

In addition to that, he is still a young player and he has yet to justify the pricetag. Clubs will look to sign him for a more reasonable amount of money. It remains to be seen whether Manchester United can convince Frankfurt to accept a more reasonable deal this summer.

Had 34 goal contributions last season, and he will only improve with coaching and experience. He could develop into a top-class player for Manchester United if they can get the deal done. They are one of the biggest clubs in the world, and the opportunity to join that will be exciting for the player. It remains to be seen whether the two clubs can work out an agreement.

Chelsea and Liverpool keen as well

Meanwhile, Chelsea need a quality striker as well. Although Nicolas Jackson has shown an improvement, they will be competing in the Champions League next year, and they need better players against elite European clubs. It remains to be seen whether they can get the deal across the line.

Finally, Premier League champions Liverpool are keeping tabs on the French attacker as well. They need to replace Darwin Nunez, who has failed to live up to expectations. It will be interesting to see if they can afford to spend €100 million on the player. They are already set to smash the British transfer record for German international Florian Wirtz.

It will be interesting to see where Ekitike ends up eventually.