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Hugo Ekitiké is listed as a Forward for Liverpool in FPL and currently costs £9.0m. He opened the game at £8.5m, so managers who bought early have seen a £0.5m rise. On paper, a Liverpool striker at this price point should sit firmly in the mid premium conversation, but the current picture is shaped heavily by availability concerns.
His status is marked i, and the recent press signals are negative. The Guardian has repeatedly indicated that Ekitiké is injured and unavailable, with reports stating he is sidelined for the upcoming match. That matters more than any historical output now, because FPL value in the final weeks is driven by minutes certainty first, upside second.
Role-wise, Ekitiké has still logged 1797 minutes, enough to show he has been a meaningful part of the squad across the season. But with current fitness doubts and very low projected returns in the remaining gameweeks, he is difficult to trust as an active starter in fantasy squads.
This-season output
The season total of 125 points is respectable rather than elite, and his 4.5 points per game places him in the useful but not must own bracket. He has produced 11 goals and 4 assists, with 22 bonus points, which suggests he has had matches where his all round contribution translated well in the BPS system.
The underlying FPL profile is also decent. He has recorded 433 BPS and an ICT Index of 156.2. Add in 7 clean sheets for appearance points and you can see the structure of a season that has delivered steady value. The issue is recency. His form over the last five is 0.0, which is a major red flag at this stage of the campaign. Whether that is driven by injury, absence, or reduced involvement, it leaves almost no short term case for investment.
Ownership and price journey
Ekitiké is still selected by 16.4% of managers, which is fairly high for a forward carrying an injury flag and weak end of season projections. That ownership likely reflects a combination of Liverpool badge appeal, earlier value at £8.5m, and managers who have simply had more urgent fires elsewhere.
The transfer market tells a much clearer story. This gameweek he has seen just 158 transfers in against a massive 88,757 transfers out. That is an emphatic sell signal. Managers are not treating him as a hold through uncertainty, they are actively moving him on. In practical terms, that means his ownership could keep falling and his effective ownership in engaged ranks is likely already much lower than the raw 16.4% suggests.
Upcoming outlook
The remaining fixtures are GW36 home to Chelsea, GW37 away to Aston Villa, and GW38 home to Brentford. Normally, two home matches in the final three could offer some appeal. The projections do not support that here.
- GW36 vs CHE, xP 0.26
- GW37 at AVL, xP 0.23
- GW38 vs BRE, xP 0.25
Those are extremely low expected points numbers for a £9.0m forward. Even if you wanted to argue for upside in a Liverpool attacker, the model is clearly pricing in serious doubts around fitness and involvement. From a captaincy angle, there is effectively no case at all. A player with 0.26, 0.23, and 0.25 xP across the run in should not be entering the armband discussion.
Verdict
Fade, or sell if owned. The season line of 125 points, 11 goals, and 22 bonus says Ekitiké has had useful spells, but FPL is about what happens next, not what happened in autumn. Right now the key numbers are form 0.0, injury status i, 88,757 transfers out, and sub 0.30 xP in every remaining fixture.
If fresh team news reverses the injury picture, he could move into the watchlist because Liverpool attackers can always punish non owners. Until that happens, he is not an own, not a captain, and not a credible differential. He is a watch at best, and for most managers, a straightforward exit.