Hibs attacking midfielder Danny Handling has picked up another long term injury.
Handling has suffered knee cartilage damage in training, that is likely to keep him out until late September.
The 22-year-old has just returned from a cruciate knee ligament injury, that kept him out for nearly a year, with his last competitive game way back in April 2015.
Handling was hobbling about on crutches at yesterday's pre-season win over Birmingham City at Easter Road.
Hibs boss Neil Lennon said:
“Danny has taken a bang. It is not a cruciate problem, it is more an issue with the cartilage, so we are looking at four to six weeks. He isn’t having much luck at the minute.
“It is the same knee he had the problem with last year but it is not as sinister as it could have been.
“Sometimes when you have these long-term injuries you can get additional little niggles and bangs. He as just taken a little twist and, at first, we thought ‘oh, he’s in trouble again’ but thankfully it’s a different issue.
“I’ve seen it before with other players, and I was out a long time myself, but he has time on his side and we are in no rush to get him back, we will rehabilitate the right way.”