Celtic midfielder Tom Rogic ruled out for six weeks with a knee injury
Friday 1 February 2019 14:34, UK
Celtic midfielder Tom Rogic has been ruled out for up to six weeks with a knee injury that requires surgery.
Rogic injured his knee playing for Australia in the Asia Cup, and Celtic boss Brendan Rodgers revealed on Friday that he will require surgery.
Ahead of the Premiership clash with St Johnstone on Sunday Rodgers said: "Unfortunately he will be out for up to six weeks. He's seen a knee specialist in London and we'll be without him for some time."
"He came back from the Asia Cup and had an issue with his hand out there and got inured with his knee when he landed awkwardly.
"He went down to London with a member of our medical team yesterday to check that his hand didn't need an operation and while he was there we thought we would have his knee looked at and it showed up that a lateral meniscus problem
which is going to put him out for up to six weeks.
"Not what we expected but that's the way football works. It is unfortunate. He won't need the operation on his hand but needs it on his knee.
"He is a good character. It is disappointing for us. We have missed him for the period of time he has been out, the last month or so, to have him out for another six weeks is a blow."
