Ross Stewart's Achilles injury will rule him out for the rest of the season - but he will be back in time for pre-season training, according to a report. Sunderland's star striker suffered the injury in the first half of Saturday's 1-1 FA Cup fourth round draw at Fulham.
The Scotland international returned to Wearside wearing a protective plastic boot and initially it was feared that he had suffered a total rupture of the Achilles, which could have sidelined him for up to 18 months. But today Sky Sports journalist Keith Downie tweeted that the injury was not as bad as was first thought, with a scan revealing a 30 percent tear rather than a full rupture.
And he further revealed that the 26-year-old will have an operation in London later this week before beginning his rehabilitation work in a fortnight's time. There has been no official confirmation from Sunderland as yet as to the extent of Stewart's injury and it is unlikely that the club will make any comment on transfer deadline day while they are searching for a replacement.
