Liverpool striker Hugo Ekitike has confirmed he could have joined Newcastle United in the summer but he always knew where he wanted to go.
BBC Radio Merseyside asked the 23-year-old just how close the Magpies got to securing his signature. “You’re in trouble,” Ekitike said.
“No, obviously, we were close [to a move] but I made my choice. I knew where I wanted to come and I’m where I wanted to come and that’s all I can give to you.”
When asked if Newcastle fans might give him a bit of stick on Saturday at Anfield he replied: “I don’t care, I play for Liverpool and I have my fans here.
“We’ve played there already [at St James’ Park] and we won so hopefully we’ll have a great week of working and I don’t care about this – I just want to play and that’s the most important thing.”
Florian Wirtz also joined Liverpool in the summer and the pair have already assisted each other five times this term.
“I gave him a lot of assists, he needs to give them back now,” Ekitike joked.
“As I’ve said before, he’s a great player, I love to play with that kind of player and feeling like we can do that and continue each game and keep scoring and giving assists to each other.”
Listen to the full chat on BBC Sounds