Hugo Ekitike provides Liverpool injury update and shares honest World Cup hopes
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SportFootballHugo EkitikeHugo Ekitike says he is at peace with the Achilles injury that ruined his Liverpool season and wrecked his World Cup dream with FranceHugo Ekitike insists he has made peace with the ruptured Achilles injury that ended his Liverpool season and ruined his World Cup dream with France.The Reds striker finished his maiden campaign at Anfield as top scorer with 17 goals across all competitions but saw his term cut short prematurely when he suffered the serious injury in a 2-0 defeat to Paris Saint-Germain during a Champions League quarter-final on April 14.The issue also prevented Ekitike from taking part for World Cup favourites France, forcing the former Paris Saint-German to watch on while on holiday while his compatriots have stormed to the last four under Didier Deschamps.Ahead of their semi-final tie with Spain on Tuesday, Ekitike was philosophical about his fate in an interview with British GQ, which coincided with a visit to Wimbledon's Centre Court on Friday."Obviously I'm in touch with them (the France squad) but not a lot because they're busy playing and I'm busy with my recovery,” Ekitike said.“I wish I was there, but that's life. I am where I am, and sometimes everybody has to deal with stuff."That's my challenge and I accepted it so I’m happy for them and I hope they're going to reach the final, win it, and bring the cup back to France.”On his first trip to Centre Court, where he watched defending champion Jannik Sinner beat the legendary Novak Djokovic to set up a Sunday final with Alexander Zverev, Ekitike added: “It's my first official game to go watch and have good seats and everything."Honestly, it's not something I've shown a lot but I really like tennis.
It's the kind of sport like boxing where it's very individual."And I like the fact that you have to deal with pressure for three, four, five hours in a game. It's going to be intense, but I'm glad to be here."Ekitike was back at Liverpool's AXA Training Centre earlier this week for an assessment on how his rehabilitation process is going over three months on from the debilitating Achilles injury.FOLLOW OUR LIVERPOOL FC FACEBOOK PAGE!
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