Can Hugo Ekitike Finally Fill Liverpool’s No 9 Void?It has been over a decade since Liverpool had a No 9 that truly embodied the role with consistency, grace and goals. Fernando Torres remains the

Liverpool are closing in on the signing of Eintracht Frankfurt forward Hugo Ekitike, who has a three-word nickname that was given to him by former PSG team-mate Lionel Messi

Roberto Firmino would become Liverpool’s No 9 but he did not join as one in July 2015 and, across eight years, his role was not easy to define. Rather than putting the finishing touches to Liverpool’s moves, he was instead an orchestrator of their best play, giving others the opportunity to score more than him.