Hugo Ekitike scored in each of Liverpool's first two Premier League games and opened his Reds account in the Community Shield. He moved to Liverpool from Eintracht Frankfurt and enjoyed a strong season at Frankfurt and strong Under-21 form over the past year. France omitted him from the squad for World Cup qualifiers against Ukraine and Iceland, citing competition for forward positions; he remains eligible for Cameroon. Midfielder Adrien Rabiot was included despite being transfer-listed by Marseille after a dressing-room altercation with teammate Jonathan Rowe following a 1-0 loss at Rennes. Rowe joined Bologna and Rabiot remains in limbo ahead of Monday's transfer deadline; his status should clarify when he joins the squad.
You might see him a bit more now because he's at Liverpool, but we also followed him when he was at Frankfurt where he had a very good season. The fact that he is at Liverpool and continues to perform well is great. But then there's also competition for his position. Obviously, he has the potential to play for France.
I have spoken to Adrien several times. I won't go into details, [but] he did his preparation, his first game, what happened happened. Obviously, this is not an easy situation for him. I don't know what will happen by Monday when he joins us, but on Monday his situation will be clear. These are not easy things to manage, with the media scale. I care about Adrien in relation to what he is, what he has done with us, what he is sti
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