Six months before joining Liverpool last summer from Eintracht Frankfurt, Ekitike was the subject of intense interest from Newcastle.
Ahead of tomorrow's clash with the Toon, Ekitike was asked about how close he came to joining the Magpies.
"You're in trouble," Ekitike told BBC Radio Merseyside.
"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."
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."