Overview
- Ekitike told Owen Hargreaves he believes he can become one of the world’s best strikers, stressing he welcomes pressure and high expectations.
- He credited time with Lionel Messi at PSG for sharpening his movement, first touch, finishing and in-game confidence.
- The Liverpool forward is the club’s leading scorer this season with 16 goals across all competitions in his first campaign at Anfield.
- He highlighted a growing understanding with Florian Wirtz, saying the playmaker’s creativity helps him “shine” and promises “great things.”
- After limited minutes at PSG and a development stint at Eintracht Frankfurt, he secured a big-money move to Liverpool and has since broken into Didier Deschamps’ France squad, with reports expecting him to feature at the World Cup.