Liverpool suffered little luck when it came to injuries for their new signings last season.

They lost Giovanni Leoni on debut - with the Italian still on the sidelines more than a year later - while Alexander Isak suffered a broken leg.

On top of that they lost deputy goalkeeper Giorgi Mamardashvili for a period of time while Jeremie Frimpong was in and out of the team due to various injury knocks.

And the club suffered another gargantuan blow with the news that Hugo Ekitike would be absent for several months owing to an Achilles injury.

Back in April the 24-year-old went down against Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League with his injury blow. The striker - who finished as the club’s top Premier League goalscorer in his debut season - subsequently missed the FIFA World Cup with France.

He is still on the sidelines with certain reports initially claiming that he would not make an appearance until 2027.

Now a report coming from the Liverpool Echo has put a clearer timeline on the former Eintracht Frankfurt forward’s recovery. Because it’s been stated that the £69m man will be RETURNING to training as soon as next month in November.

“Further reports in France this week have once more taken a positive outlook towards when Reds fans might be able to see Ekitike back in action , with a return to training believed to be targeted for November by the No.22,” the report reads.

From a tactical formation and squad depth perspective, "Hugo Ekitike finally ready to give Andoni Iraola some good injury news" carries substantial tournament implications for international seeding and domestic campaign momentum. Coaching staffs are heavily weighing high-pressing efficiency (PPDA), defensive transition pace, and fixture fatigue management.

Tactical analysts monitoring Live Scores metrics emphasize that squad adaptability and set-piece execution will likely dictate outcomes in high-leverage knockout environments. Real-time match telemetry and tracking data continue to inform managerial decision-making.

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