The young Liverpool striker Hugo Ekitike had his first selection in the French team, a great moment he enjoyed and who gives him ambition for the future.
Hugo Ekitike took advantage of the Blues' gathering in September to make his big French team debut. The French striker was called by Didier Deschamps after the Rayan Cherki package.
The new recruit of Liverpool set the lawn for the first time in the tricolor jersey against Ukraine (2-0) this Friday, in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers. He entered the 81ᵉ minute to replace Ousmane Dembélé, touched at the ischios.
Successful integration
Happy with his acclimatization within the group, facilitated by the presence of several familiar faces, the former Parisian wishes to settle in the selection permanently. “My integration among the Blues? It's like my start to the season in Liverpool, everything is going very quickly (smile)! Afterwards, I arrived relaxed. I still know a lot of people here. I try to be myself, to bring a small dynamic to the team, on my scale, to make my place little by little and to take my bearings ”said the Rémois at the microphone of
Telefoot.
Ekitike and the band at Didier Deschamps have an appointment this Tuesday against Iceland. A match counting for the 2ᵉ day of European qualifications.
