Hugo Ekitike will miss the World Cup and be out for no less than 9 months after he ruptured his Achilles tendon towards Paris Saint-Germain within the Champions League on Tuesday evening, the France Football Federation confirmed on Wednesday.
The Liverpool ahead left the pitch on a stretcher and in tears after simply 22 minutes of the quarterfinal second leg at Anfield.
“Unfortunately, the severity of [Ekitike’s] injury will prevent him from finishing the season with Liverpool and taking part in the World Cup,” France nationwide workforce supervisor Didier Deschamps stated in a press release from FFF.
“This injury is a huge blow for him, of course, but also for the French national team.
“I wished to specific my full assist for him, in addition to that of the complete teaching employees.”
A source told ESPN that Ekitike said he heard his Achilles snap before collapsing on the ground in pain on Tuesday.
Scans on Wednesday were done to discover whether the rupture is full or partial.
The recovery time for a ruptured Achilles tendon is between nine and 12 months.
Liverpool are yet to confirm the information, but the Frenchman’s injury is a massive blow for the Reds in their final push toward a top-five finish in the Premier League, and for France, for whom Ekitike, 23, would have featured on the World Cup in the summertime.
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Arne Slot stated “it does not look good” on Tuesday evening, whereas Ibrahima Konaté stated: “I believe it’s dangerous. I do not know, I’ve heard many issues, I’ve no phrase to speak about that as a result of with the World Cup coming it is extremely, very laborious for him and I ship him my prayers.”
The membership is already engaged on a plan for his surgical procedure after which his rehabilitation course of, the supply stated.
The former PSG striker arrived on Merseyside final summer season and had a direct affect with 17 targets and 6 assists in all competitions in his first season on the membership.
