Arsenal plan Gyokeres medical, Javi Guerra to Man United, Ekitike flies in to join Liverpool - Latest transfer news and rumours as Liverpool close in on the signing of Hugo 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.

Newcastle United have already moved on from the Hugo Ekitike saga after missing out on the Eintracht Frankfurt star last week. The Frenchman, instead, will join Liverpool after his medical was completed in London in recent days.

Manchester United tried to sign Hugo Ekitike but could not convince him about a switch to Old Trafford (h/t journalist David Ornstein).Ekitike was one of the most in-demand strikers in the transfer

Two more of Liverpool's Premier League rivals were interested in signing striker Hugo Ekitike before the Reds beat Newcastle to agreeing a deal with Eintracht Frankfurt