Good news as striker returns from injury
These are testing times for Liverpool’s striking department.Hugo Ekitike was for so long this season the chief goalscoring threat - netting 17 strikes in his maiden Reds’ campaign.Article continues under the videoBut the Frenchman suffered the cruellest injury blow last week - rupturing his achilles against Paris Saint-Germain and he could be sidelined for up to a year.It means the only senior striker currently available to Arne Slot is £125m Alexander Isak. But the Swede is woefully off the pace - registering only nine touches across his latest outing in the Merseyside derby versus Everton.It would be no surprise to see Liverpool go back into the market for a No9 this summer - given the scale of their plight in that area. For the rest of the season however they will need to muddle through with what they’ve got.Shop the LFC Store🚨2025/26 LFC x adidas range🚨LFC x adidasShop the away range TODAYLFC x adidasShop the home range today!LFC x adidasShop the goalkeeper range todayLFC x adidas Third KitShop the third kit range today!LFC x adidasShop the away range TODAYLFC x adidasShop the home range today!LFC x adidasShop the goalkeeper range todayLFC x adidas Third KitShop the third kit range today!Keyrol Figueroa is backThere has been some welcome news on the injury front with the reappearance of Keyrol Figueroa for the under-21s.Figueroa, 19, had been out of action since early February but marked his return to action with TWO goals in a 6-0 friendly win against the i2i Football Academy on Saturday.Figueroa, who is at the centre of an international tug-of-war between the United States and Honduras - was introduced as a half-time substitute for Rob Page’s side.He took only five minutes to score - adding a second in the final 10 minutes having replaced another striking sensation in Will Wright - who also hit a double.Liverpool only named eight substitutes - including two goalkeepers - for the Premier League game against Everton on Sunday.Figueroa set to leave this summerIf Arne Slot is looking for any striking back-up for the closing stages of the season then he could do a lot worse than look at Figueroa - a natural born goalscorer.The sharpshooter’s time on Merseyside is likely to be running out soon however as his contract expires in 2026.Having recently taken up residency with Federico Pastorello’s P&P Sport Management agency it looks likely that Figueroa will be moving on for first-team football elsewhere.Porto and PSV are among the teams to have had a look at the forward - who failed to secure a loan move in the January transfer window amid talk of a new Liverpool contract.The deal remains unsigned and it looks like Figueroa is entering his final weeks as a Red having signed as a schoolboy. Maybe he can go out with a bang with a cameo in the first team as an Isak replacement.🔴 Shop the LFC 2025/26 adidas home range👉🏻 A new centre-back is COMING to Liverpool👉🏻 Liverpool finally replace Trent Alexander-Arnold with brilliant playmaker👉🏻 Centre-back confirms he's ready to join Liverpool
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