Hugo Ekitike will miss the World Cup and be out for at least nine months after he ruptured his Achilles tendon against Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League on Tuesday night, a source close to the France international told ESPN.
The Liverpool forward left the pitch on a stretcher and in tears after just 22 minutes of the quarterfinal second leg at Anfield.
He heard his Achilles snap before collapsing on the ground in pain, the same source told ESPN.
Scans on Wednesday are set to discover whether the rupture is full or partial.
For such an Achilles injury, the timescale to come back to play is between nine and 12 months.