Hugo Ekitike makes a Florian Wirtz promise to Liverpool fans

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Hugo Ekitike has been a revelation since joining the Reds this summer.

The No. 22 has lived up to his £79 million price tag in the opening two games of the season, scoring two goals and assisting one, fitting naturally into their front line.

Ekitike’s qualities were known before he joined the club from Eintracht Frankfurt after scoring 26 goals across 64 games for the German side.

He was also joined by two other talents from the Bundesliga in Jeremie Frimpong and Florian Wirtz, who both came from Bayer Leverkusen’s once invincible side.

Frimpong has given fans something to be excited about in his first performances at the club, bombing up and down the right flank, contributing an attacking threat while balancing his defensive duties.

Hugo Ekitike promises Florian Wirtz will perform for Liverpool

However, his teammate Wirtz has struggled to embed himself into the squad and make the impact he wanted to in his first starts for Liverpool.

While the No. 7 has been able to find himself in some good areas and cover a lot of ground, his passing has just fallen short of the mark, with no contributions so far in his opening three appearances.

Adjusting to the Premier League is difficult for any highly rated player, but with that rating from the footballing world and the £100 million label, it has added pressure on the 22-year-old.

But speaking to Liverpool FC’s website, his teammate Ekitike is not worried about the first impressions of the midfielder in the first fixtures and offered fans a guarantee.

He explained: “Flo is a great, great player, he understands football I think as I understand football.

“We speak the same language on the pitch, so it’s kind of easy to have a connection with him. But I think you guys haven’t seen everything yet, better days are coming.

“But obviously the connection is good. We’re almost the same age, same generation, yeah, we talk the same football [language] and even outside football he’s a good guy.”

There is hope that after his performance for his country against Northern Ireland that he will be a more rejuvenated player heading into the next month of fixtures.

Hugo Ekitike focused on the Burnley game

The away game against Burnley on Sunday should see the prospect shine against a newly promoted side.

The 23-year-old French forward is looking ahead to the game himself and for good reason.

Ekitike said: “I know two or three [Burnley] players from the youth team in the French national team, and I know they are good players, so I’m sure that’s a good team.

“We need to be focused and to play this game 100 per cent together, and I think it’s going to be good.”

He explained that while there is a busy schedule ahead, the star is ‘grateful’ to have the opportunity to play even more football in the weeks ahead.

This attitude will definitely be music to the ears of supporters waiting for another superb performance from a player already becoming a fan favourite.