New reversal of the situation in this case which has caused a lot of ink to flow. English media announced that Hugo Ekitike-excluded during his family victory against Southampton (2-1) in the 3rd round of the Carabao Cup Tuesday evening for having removed his jersey by celebrating the winning goal-was going to be financially sanctioned by Liverpool for this avoidable gesture. The amount mentioned was around 500,000 euros, the equivalent of two weeks of salary.
However, it is not. No financial or sporting sanction will be sent to the attacker, except an automatic suspension match received after the second yellow box. The information was first refuted by the journalist Foot transfer window
Santi Aouna on X, Then by Arne Slot himself.
Present at a press conference this Friday morning, the Dutch tactician wanted to restore order. “A sanction is a fine, and he did not receive it. I told him. He immediately apologized to his teammates. He is young. Players of all ages make mistakes, and in this club, we have the right to do it without being sanctioned. »»
Ekitike, a simple error
Arne Slot then praised the character of Ekitike. “He's a fantastic human beingsaid the Dutch technician.
If you ask the staff to quote the three most warm and polished people, it will appear in each of them. It was not intelligent. »»
His absence is still a sanction for the coach, forced to do without a playful player. However, the former Feyenoord coach said he had other attack options for the next Liverpool match against Crystal Palace this Saturday. “” It could do a little more tomorrow, but Chiesa shows himself and he has the opportunity to play tomorrow. »»
