Newcastle have reportedly identified a Premier League striker as an Hugo Ekitike, in a move which could stun Tottenham amid their own transfer attempts.

Newcastle United have been told that transfer target Hugo Ekitike could become one of best strikers in Europe. However, transfer chiefs at St James' Park have been warned that tough negotiators Eintracht Frankfurt may not be willing to budge on their record-breaking demands over his transfer fee.

The summer transfer window is heating up, with Premier League heavyweights clashing over mutual targets and trying to nab their best players off one another. Liverpool and Newcastle United are the latest duo to butt heads, with Alexander Isak and Hugo Ekitike waiting patiently to discover how the tussle will affect their club futures.

Last month, Markus Krosche revealed that Eintracht Frankfurt are under no pressure to sell Ekitike. Speaking to Wiesbadener Kurier, the club's CEO said: "If the price isn’t right, then he’ll just stay with us. We don’t have to sell Hugo."