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Ekitike Michael Owen says he is "gutted" for Hugo Ekitike after the Liverpool striker's season was wrecked by a ruptured Achilles last week. Ekitike suffered the injury in the 2-0 loss to Paris Saint-Germain during the second leg of the Reds' Champions League quarter-final on April 14 and now faces a long-term rehabilitation process. The France international, who is now out of hospital and in a foot brace, will also miss the World Cup, with some suggestions he will be absent

Carragher Jamie Carragher believes Liverpool need to sign three players capable of immediately being first-team starters at Anfield next season as he challenged Alexander Isak and Florian Wirtz to step up. Isak hasn't come near to the heights that made him a £125m footballer on September 1, when Liverpool signed him from Newcastle, with the most expensive in British history arriving unfit after a lack of pre-season schedule before a four-month lay-off following a leg break at

Szoboszlai Dominik Szoboszlai has indicated that he sees his long-term future at Liverpool but admitted there has been no progress on contract talks behind the scenes. Szoboszlai's EM Sports representatives have been in discussions with the Anfield hierarchy over a new deal in recent months, with the Hungary captain contracted to the club until 2028 as things stand Liverpool are keen to tie down their No.8 to extended terms given the progress he has made on Merseyside durin

Konate Ibrahima Konate is set to sign a new long-term contract at Liverpool, ending months of speculation over his Anfield future. Konate will be a free agent this summer as things stand and has been linked with a move away from Anfield for several months, with Real Madrid repeatedly named as a potential destination. the centre-back revealed after Sunday's 2-1 win over Everton that he is on the cusp of extending his stay on Merseyside, claiming a move away was never part o