Australia winger Martin Boyle has undergone surgical procedure on his injured knee and can miss the remainder of the Scottish Premiership season.
Boyle was dominated out of the World Cup in a devastating blow for Graham Arnold’s Socceroos, who had been hammered 4-1 by France of their match opener.
The influential 29-year-old travelled to Qatar in a determined bid to function for Australia regardless of struggling suspected meniscus harm throughout Hibernian’s league assembly with St Mirren in late October.
Additional scans revealed a pre-existing ruptured anterior cruciate ligament, which required surgical procedure and can sideline Boyle for months.
“It has been a troublesome few weeks for Martin and we’re all gutted for him,” Hibernian supervisor Lee Johnson stated.
“Now, it is as much as us to rally round him and ensure we help him on each degree all through his restoration.
“Brief-term, it’s a massive blow for us, however we are going to do all the things we are able to to help Martin to ensure he comes again fitter, stronger and a greater participant than earlier than.”
Boyle was unable to coach with the Socceroos squad earlier than being dominated out of the World Cup simply days earlier than the France conflict.
He was changed within the squad by Melbourne Metropolis winger Marco Tilio.
“That’s in all probability the toughest factor, the devastating factor, he has been so necessary … and has in all probability been one in all our greatest gamers proper by the entire marketing campaign,” Arnold informed reporters on Sunday.
“It is devastating information for Martin and the household.”
