hugo akitike will miss world cup And he will be out for at least nine months after rupturing his Achilles tendon Paris Saint Germain In Champions League On Tuesday night, a close source said France The international told ESPN.
liverpool The forward left the pitch on a stretcher and in tears after just 22 minutes of the quarter-final second leg at Anfield.
The same source told ESPN that he heard his Achilles snap before falling to the ground in pain.
Scans will be conducted on Wednesday to find out whether the rupture is complete or partial.
For such an Achilles injury, the time frame for returning to play is between nine and 12 months.
Liverpool have not yet confirmed the information, but the Frenchman’s injury is a major blow for the Reds in their last attempt to reach the top five. Premier LeagueAnd for France, for whom the 23-year-old Ekitike will feature at the World Cup in the summer.
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“It doesn’t look good,” Arne Slott said Tuesday night. Ibrahima Konate Said: “I think it’s bad. I don’t know, I’ve heard a lot of things, I have no words to talk about it because it’s very hard for him with the World Cup coming up and I send him my prayers.”
The club is already working on plans for his surgery and then his rehabilitation process, the source said.
The former PSG striker arrived on Merseyside last summer and made an immediate impact with 17 goals and six assists in all competitions in his first season at the club.
