![Hugo Ekitiké a été victime d'une rupture du talon d'Achille. (Franco Arland / GETTY IMAGES EUROPE / Getty Images via AFP) [Franco Arland / GETTY IMAGES EUROPE / Getty Images via AFP]](/cdn-cgi/image/onerror=redirect,width=640,height=640,format=webp/https://storage.googleapis.com/uploads.mongoosehq.com/url/media/124690516/5872b1c08b2f675b645d81fac805e121cc1bd6591e13594e48794356f0ce1bb4)
Overview
- Liverpool forward Hugo Ekitike, who ruptured his Achilles tendon during Tuesday’s Champions League quarter-final against PSG, left the match on a stretcher.
- Liverpool confirmed the diagnosis on Thursday, which ends his club season and rules him out of the 2026 World Cup with France.
- Head coach Arne Slot said Friday the striker has not undergone surgery yet and faces a long absence.
- Ekitike called the setback “hard, maybe even unfair” in a social media post, and support arrived from France’s team account, PSG, and Liverpool teammates.
- France is weighing replacement options for the left side of the attack, with names such as Bradley Barcola and Désiré Doué discussed, as assistant Guy Stéphan called Ekitike’s skill set a rare loss and downplayed the chance of a surprise pick.