The comeback is on! Ekitike sets his return date after eight months of pain
There is finally light for Liverpool and Hugo Ekitike: the French striker is targeting a return to action in December.
Details: According to L'Equipe, Ekitike's recovery from the ruptured Achilles tendon he suffered in April against his former club PSG is on schedule, with a competitive return pencilled in for late December. The injury cost him the rest of last season and, most cruelly, France's home World Cup this summer. He was signed from Eintracht Frankfurt for 90 million euros.
For Andoni Iraola's Liverpool, this is the best news of the autumn. The Reds have managed without their record striker, but a fit Ekitike changes the ceiling of their attack instantly. Before the injury he was rewriting debut season records in the Premier League, and his return for the festive fixture congestion could feel like a 90 million signing arriving twice. December at Anfield just got a very special date marked on it.
It's worth noting that Achilles ruptures demand patience above all, and Liverpool will not rush him. But after eight months of rehab, even a date on the horizon is a victory worth celebrating.
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