Hugo Ekitike 'faces nine months out' as Liverpool star's World Cup dream dashed

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And based on images of the issue, he believes Ekitike has ruptured his Achilles and that his chances of going to the World Cup with France "are over"."If it's indeed what we suspect, namely an Achilles tendon injury, it doesn't happen during contact with an opponent. We saw it with Ekitike, who looked behind him to see if he'd been hit.

He felt like he'd been tackled, but there was no one behind him. He got up twice, but he couldn't walk.

I objectively think he has a ruptured Achilles tendon."Based on the images, I'd say there's a 90% chance it's a ruptured Achilles tendon."He'll need surgery. If it is indeed a ruptured Achilles tendon, then the World Cup is over for him."Arne Slot admitted after Tuesday night's game that the prognosis on Ekitike's injury was bleak, telling Amazon Prime: "[It's] not too good, we could all see that he didn't look well and didn't look right.