Hugo Ekitike out of World Cup as Liverpool confirm ruptured Achilles tendon injury

[p]The 23-year-old was forced ‌off during the first half of [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/liverpool/lId4TMwf/"]‌Liverpool[/a]'s Champions League quarter-final second leg against [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/psg/CjhkPw0k/"]Paris Saint-Germain[/a] at Anfield ‌on Tuesday after slipping on ⁠the ‌turf. [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/liverpool-lId4TMwf/psg-CjhkPw0k/?mid=OdLTIvyf"]Liverpool lost 2-0 to exit 4-0 ​on aggregate[/a].[/p][p]Scans have since confirmed the severity of the forward's ​injury, with Liverpool saying [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/ekitike-hugo/ltVXPlJU/"]Ekitike[/a] will be sidelined for the remaining ⁠weeks of ​the campaign.[/p][p][b]The injury will also rule him out of this year's World Cup, the club added, after ‌[a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/france/QkGeVG1n/"]France[/a] manager Didier Deschamps said on Wednesday the striker would miss the finals in North America.[/b][/p][embed guid="99040c9e-c966-45f7-90f9-ea91ea08220d" url="https://x.com/LFC/status/2044718070447358394?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p][b]"Further updates will be provided at the appropriate time, with Hugo receiving the full support of everyone at LFC,"[/b] Liverpool said in a ‌statement.[/p][p]Ekitike joined Liverpool in July ​from [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/eintracht-frankfurt/8vndvXTk/"]Eintracht Frankfurt[/a] and is their ‌top scorer this season with 17 goals in all competitions, including 11 in the Premier League. He has netted two goals ⁠for France ⁠in eight ‌appearances.[/p][p][b]"It's ​hard, maybe even unfair ... but I'm ‌grateful this is happening to me here, among you," [/b]he posted on social media on Thursday. [b]"I'm not alone. Your strength and your love will be ⁠my driving force. ⁠See you again ‌soon, Anfield."[/b][/p]