Hugo Ekitike has suffered a ruptured Achilles and can miss the World Cup and probably the remainder of 2026.
The Liverpool striker collapsed to the turf in the course of the first half of the 2-0 Champions League defeat in opposition to Paris Saint-Germain at Anfield final evening and it quickly grew to become obvious he was in misery.
Gamers from each groups – together with a number of of PSG’s France contingent – gathered spherical him earlier than he was taken off the sphere on a stretcher.
Leading French daily L’Equipe reported the 23-year-old was set to be sidelined for as much as 9 months and that has been confirmed by Fabrizio Romano.
Ekitike loss an enormous blow for membership and nation
It’s a enormous blow for Ekitike, in addition to France and Liverpool.
The Reds’ under-pressure boss Arne Slot informed Amazon Prime Video Sport after final evening’s recreation: “Not too good. We might all see it didn’t look good. Let’s wait and see what it will likely be. Within the second half he went dwelling and I haven’t seen him but.
“Because it appears to be, shedding a participant is one thing we’ve had many instances this season however it’s particularly arduous for him since you by no means wish to be injured, particularly at the moment of the season.”
Ekitike joined Liverpool from Eintracht Frankfurt for an preliminary £69million final summer time and has made a very good impression, scoring 15 targets in 41 video games in all competitions.
