Hugo Ekitike suffered a ruptured Achilles during Liverpool's Champions League clash against Paris Saint-Germain on Tuesday and will miss the World Cup with France.
The 23-year-old pointed to his Achilles tendon as medical staff attended to him before he was carried off on a stretcher at Anfield, where Liverpool lost 2-0 in their quarter-final second leg, exiting the competition with a 4-0 aggregate defeat.
Ekitike has 17 goals in all competitions this season since Liverpool signed him from Eintracht Frankfurt last July.
In a post on the France national team's official X account, manager Didier Deschamps said: "Hugo suffered a serious injury on Tuesday night against PSG.
"The severity of his injury will unfortunately prevent him from finishing the season with Liverpool and from participating in the World Cup.
"Hugo is one of about 10 young players who have made their debuts for the national team in recent months.
"He had integrated perfectly into the group, both on and off the pitch. This injury is a huge blow for him, of course, but also for the French national team.
"His disappointment is immense. Hugo will get back to his best, I’m sure of it. But I wanted to express my full support for him, as well as that of the entire staff.
"We know he will be fully behind the French team and we are all thinking of him."
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