“Naïve,” “silly,” “stupid.” Hugo Ekitiké’s red card against Southampton in Tuesday’s Carabao Cup clash has been derided in a variety of ways by his Liverpool colleagues. “Expensive” could soon be another applicable adjective amid reports he could be docked wages for his indiscretion.
The 23-year-old infamously picked up a second yellow card for taking off his shirt to celebrate a winning goal at Anfield against Championship opposition in the third round of England’s secondary cup competition.
Liverpool manager Arne Slot—known for his calm, controlled demeanour in front of the cameras— was openly furious with the forward, who quickly apologised on social media, but his punishment is expected to extend beyond a tongue-lashing.
Ekitiké stands to have two weeks worth of wages docked from his pay for his over-exuberance, the report. Given the €95 million (£82.9 million, $111.7 million) summer recruit from Eintracht Frankfurt reportedly penned a six-year contract worth €15 million per year, that red card is set to cost in the region of €575,000.
