Hibs manager Lee Johnson is hopeful of a speedy recovery for veteran winger Aiden McGeady as he prepares to head back into the transfer market.
The former Celtic attacker signed for the Edinburgh club after a spell working under Johnson at Sunderland but has suffered a reoccurrence of a problematic knee problem, just four competitive games into his Leith stint. Hibs start their Premiership season away at St Johnstone on Saturday and Johnson said of the timescale for McGeady's recovery: “It’s a disappointing one.
"He’s going to be out for a sustained period of time after aggravating his previous medial ligament injury. It’s hard to put a timescale on it but it’s going to be minimum six weeks, although it probably averages about 10 weeks. I’m disappointed for Aiden first and foremost. He’s worked extremely hard to get back to a level of fitness that is capable of performing at Premiership level and unfortunately this has happened.
