Hibs and Scotland striker Kevin Nisbet is ready to search out out right now if his knee damage in Sunday's conflict with Celtic will rule him out for the remainder of the season.
The Cambuslang star suffered a nasty damage to his left knee in a problem with Celtic defender Carl Starfelt throughout the 0-0 draw at Easter Highway and Hibees gaffer admitted post-match that it did not look good for the 24-year-old, who left the stadium on crutches.
Hibs worry the damage is to his cruciate and that might be an enormous blow for the striker, his membership and Scotland boss Steve Clarke, forward of the World Cup play-off semi-final with Ukraine later this month.
Nisbet has been an everyday within the nationwide squads in latest months following his debut towards Faroe Islands virtually a 12 months in the past, and he has since gone on to win 10 caps, scoring as soon as in a pleasant towards the Netherlands.
If his worst fears are realised, he could possibly be so long as 9 months on the sidelines. Information on the extent of the damage is predicted later right now as Hibs put together to face Dundee within the Premiership on Wednesday night time.
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