Overview
- Club scans confirmed the rupture on Thursday, with Liverpool stating Ekitike will miss the rest of the campaign and France’s World Cup squad.
- Ekitike went down without contact during Tuesday’s Champions League quarter-final second leg against PSG at Anfield and was taken off on a stretcher.
- Liverpool head coach Arne Slot said Friday the striker has not yet undergone surgery and voiced confidence in his long-term return.
- Multiple outlets report a rehab of about nine months, with no club timeline given, and Ekitike told fans he will lean on their support during recovery.
- Ekitike, a high-fee signing who has scored around 17 goals this season, leaves a major gap in attack that reports suggest could shape Liverpool’s summer forward plans.