Liverpool learn extent of devastating Hugo Ekitike injury with timeline revealed

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Published April 15, 2026 9:34am Updated April 15, 2026 9:34am Ekitike is facing a lengthy spell on the sidelines (Picture: Getty) Hugo Ekitike is expected to be sidelined for at least nine months with a serious Achilles tendon injury suffered in Liverpool’s Champions League exit against Paris Saint-Germain. Despite two attempts, the striker was unable to get back to his feet and received treatment from Liverpool’s medical staff before he was carried off the pitch in tears.

Liverpool are still to officially confirm the extent of the injury but L’Equipe report the former Eintracht Frankfurt star has ruptured his Achilles tendon which will sideline him for approximately nine months. When asked about Ekitike’s injury after his side’s loss, Slot said: ‘Not too good, I think we could all see that. ‘Let’s wait and see what it will be.

In the second half he went home so I haven’t seen him.’ Konate added: ‘I’m very sad for him. To be fair, I think it’s bad,’ ‘I don’t want to talk about that, with a World Cup coming it’s very, very hard for him at the moment.