Ibrahima Konate speaks out on Hugo Ekitike injury after worrying Liverpool update

Ibrahima Konate speaks out on Hugo Ekitike injury after worrying Liverpool updateLiverpool lost Hugo Ekitike to injury, with the striker having to be stretchered off in their Champions League quarter-final second leg loss to Paris Saint-GermainCommentsSportMatthew Abbott Sports Writer08:47, 15 Apr 2026View 2 ImagesIbrahima Konate spoke about Hugo Ekitike after Liverpool's match(Image: Amazon Prime)Ibrahima Konate believes Hugo Ekitike's injury is a bad one after leaving the Anfield pitch on a stretcher. Liverpool lost their striker half an hour into the second leg of their Champions League quarter-final against Paris Saint-Germain.‌Ekitike, 23, went down off the ball and held the back of his right leg around the ankle area afterwards. It soon became clear the summer signing could not continue, with Mohamed Salah replacing his fellow forward.‌However, Salah's introduction could not inspire the Reds to victory as PGS comfortably ran out 2-0 winners to advance to the semi-finals.‌The talk post-match soon turned to Ekitike, who looks certain now to miss the rest of the season. Konate spoke emotionally about his compatriot and did not sound overly optimistic, with the striker send to undergo a scan today to determine the severity of his problem.READ MORE: Hugo Ekitike hands Liverpool huge injury blow as striker taken off on stretcher vs PSGREAD MORE: Liverpool boss Arne Slot offers worrying Hugo Ekitike injury update - 'Not too good'The defender told Amazon Prime: "I am very sad for him, and I hope he will come back. I think it's bad, I don't know, I heard many things."With the World Cup, all the things coming this summer, it's very hard for him at this moment. I send him my prayers."‌Liverpool head coach Arne Slot also offered a similarly downbeat assessment. He said on Amazon Prime: "Not too good, we could all see that he didn't look well and didn't look right, we can all see it didn't look good...