Hugo Ekitike ruled out for season and World Cup with serious Achilles injury

SportFootballHugo Ekitike ruled out for season and World Cup with serious Achilles injuryThe 23-year-old was injured during the first half of Tuesday night’s 2-0 Champions League quarter-final second-leg defeat by Paris St Germain.Phil Blanche Thursday 16 April 2026 11:40 BSTBookmarkBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":false,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"86e54ca7-63a8-4449-96cb-0d740ff4f00f","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/hugo-ekitike-champions-league-paris-st-germain-didier-deschamps-liverpool-b2958896.html","title":"Hugo Ekitike ruled out for season and World Cup with serious Achilles injury"}}open image in gallery{"id":"trigger-autogallery-6831","index":0}Liverpool striker Hugo Ekitike has suffered a serious Achilles injury (Gareth Fuller/PA) (PA Wire)Inside Sport newsletter: Get an expert guide to the biggest moments shaping the world of sportGet our free Inside Sport newsletterGet our free Inside Sport newsletterEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_Inside_Sport_CDP","regTitle":"Inside Sport","subscriptionGroup":"inside_sport","subscriptionGroupId":"9cec95c5-a973-40ac-9b05-03d636c07853","type":"sport","pathPrefix":["/sport","/f1"],"associatedAuthors":["Lawrence Ostlere","Kieran Jackson"],"title":"Inside Sport newsletter: Get an expert guide to the biggest moments shaping the world of sport","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Sport newsletter","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/InsideSport1_1.png","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideSportNews","regSourceSection":"Football","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"},"isClimate":false}Liverpool have confirmed Hugo Ekitike has sustained a...