Liverpool’s Hugo Ekitike releases statement after his season is ended by injury

SportFootballHugo Ekitike ruled out of World Cup as Liverpool confirm extent of devastating injuryLiverpool confirmed Ekitike has ruptured his Achilles tendon with the France forward now set for a significant lay-off Will Castle Thursday 16 April 2026 13:26 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"CF1:2958465To1","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/hugo-ekitike-injury-news-liverpool-world-cup-france-b2958851.html","title":"Hugo Ekitike ruled out of World Cup as Liverpool confirm extent of devastating injury"}}open image in gallery{"id":"trigger-autogallery-224","index":0}Liverpool forward Hugo Ekitike sustained a ruptured Achilles tendon against PSG, his former team (AP)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 ruptured his Achilles tendon and will m...