We have the official confirmation now, on the injury suffered by Liverpool striker Hugo Ekitike in Tuesday night's UCL loss to Paris Saint-Germain. It is in fact a ruptured Achilles, as had been feared. Ekitike now joins Wataru Endo, Conor Bradley and Giovanni Leoni as Reds players who are now done for the season, due to injury. “Devastating for him," Liverpool manager Arne … [Read more...] about Liverpool Team News at Everton: Hugo Ekitike, Joe Gomez, Jayden Danns
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Hugo Ekitike Suffers Injury, Gets Stretchered Off in Loss to PSG
Liverpool suffered injury to go with insult tonight as striker Hugo Ekitike went down in the 2-0 home defeat to Paris Saint-Germain. The loss sealed their exit from the UEFA Champions League, as tonight's result marked a 4-0 aggregate victory for the current holders. Liverpool will now turn theit focus towards finishing in the top five of the Premier League, and thus, nab a … [Read more...] about Hugo Ekitike Suffers Injury, Gets Stretchered Off in Loss to PSG
Liverpool Injury Updates: Hugo Ekitike, Mo Salah, Alisson, Alexander Isak
For Liverpool supporters, Saturday's loss to Brighton evokes a lot of negative imagery and bad memories. And the first one is probably that of forward Hugo Ekitike limping off, and out of the game early on. It turns out though, he's fine; nothing to worry about. "Hugo, I think he could play tomorrow if he needed to," Liverpool manager Arne Slot said in postgame. "It was a … [Read more...] about Liverpool Injury Updates: Hugo Ekitike, Mo Salah, Alisson, Alexander Isak
Liverpool at Arsenal Team News: Hugo Ekitike, Wataru Endo, Kai Havertz, Riccardo Calafiori
Now that both teams have already played this weekend, it is time to look ahead to the massive Premier League crunch clash on Thursday: Liverpool FC visiting Arsenal. Arsenal beat AFC Bournemouth 3-2 yesterday while Liverpool stalemated, 2-2, with Fulham earlier today. Coming out of the draw with the Craven Cottagers, Reds boss Arne Slot discussed the fitness situation with his … [Read more...] about Liverpool at Arsenal Team News: Hugo Ekitike, Wataru Endo, Kai Havertz, Riccardo Calafiori
Liverpool Team News at Chelsea: Alisson Becker, Hugo Ekitike, Federico Chiesa
The proverbial injury added to insult occurred in midweek when Liverpool lost to Galatasaray in the UEFA Champions League competition. The Reds also lost their starting goalkeeper, Alisson Becker, due to a groin injury. It remains to be seen how long Alisson will be out, but Reds boss Arne Slot was very definitive, and actually quite colorful, in ruling the Brazilian shot … [Read more...] about Liverpool Team News at Chelsea: Alisson Becker, Hugo Ekitike, Federico Chiesa
Liverpool Team News at Crystal Palace: Hugo Ekitike, Giovanni Leoni
Liverpool striker Hugo Ekitike now finds himself suspended for Saturday's Premier League fixture at Crystal Palace after he got two yellow card bookings versus Southampton last night. The first yellow came after he punched the ball away, 53 minutes in. The second yellow (and thus the red) came when he over-celebrated the game-winning goal. Ekitike then took his shirt off and … [Read more...] about Liverpool Team News at Crystal Palace: Hugo Ekitike, Giovanni Leoni
Hugo Ekitike Set for Liverpool Medical Ahead of £79m Transfer
Liverpool FC have beaten Newcastle United to the signing of Eintracht Frankfurt striker Hugo Ekitike. St. James Park thought they had a deal lined up for the 23-year-old Frenchman, but apparently Liverpool have "hijacked it." Don't you love how media use the word "hijack" whenever a new team comes in and gets the player that a club had been pursuing? How close was Ekitike to … [Read more...] about Hugo Ekitike Set for Liverpool Medical Ahead of £79m Transfer
Hugo Ekitike Finalizing €80m Move to Newcastle United
Newcastle United would like to see Frankfurt striker Hugo Ekitike play along side their current stellar center forward Alexander Isak this season. To make it happen, Newcastle will need to break their club transfer fee record, which is currently held by Isak himself. When Isak moved over from Real Sociedad three summers ago, it was for a fee that was reported to be in the … [Read more...] about Hugo Ekitike Finalizing €80m Move to Newcastle United