Callum Robinson looks set to miss Ireland’s opening Euro 2024 qualifier against France because of injury.
The Cardiff City forward suffered a hamstring problem towards the end of Saturday’s Championship clash with Reading.
Robinson, who has seven goals and six assists this season, had a scan yesterday and today's results were not good news for Stephen Kenny.
Cardiff boss Sabri Lamouchi said: "It's the worst case. He will not be available before the international break. One month. The next five games he will not be with us.
"It's his hamstring. At the end we supposed it was cramp. It was a hamstring. We did some tests and it's a grade two (tear).
“The next couple of games he will not be in the squad and not available to play. This is not good news, because he was doing well. Scoring, assisting.
“He is our top scorer. And it's difficult to score for us this year. So we need to find a solution. We can't complain.”
Lamouchi added: "I'm disappointed for him because he worked so hard against Middlesbrough, Birmingham and Reading, with assisting, scoring, great performances.”
Robinson is also expected to miss Ireland’s home friendly against Latvia on March 22, ahead of that big showdown with France on March 27.
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