Liverpool’s worst fears about Hugo Ekitike (23) have been confirmed by L’Equipe. The French international has suffered a ruptured right Achilles tendon. Ekitike was taken off the pitch on a stretcher during Liverpool’s 2-0 defeat to PSG in the Champions League quarter-final return leg. This injury is a significant setback for Ekitike, as he will miss the World Cup and a large part of the upcoming season.
Following the match, Liverpool’s head coach Arne Slot expressed concern over Ekitike’s condition: “I think we could all see that it didn’t look well and didn’t look good,” he stated. “Let’s wait and see what it will be. But we could all see it didn’t look good.”
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The way Ekitike fell to the ground, clutching his right ankle in visible agony, indicated the seriousness of his injury. In today’s report, L’Equipe has confirmed that the former Eintracht Frankfurt forward has indeed ruptured his Achilles tendon. The prognosis suggests that he may need around nine months of recovery before he can return to training, at best.
GFFN | Bastien Cheval