Wigan Warriors winger Abbas Miski is set to miss the next two months of the season after having surgery on a his knee.
The 29-year-old has been playing with the injury for the past month as the Warriors opted to delay his operation.
The Lebanon international has made six appearances this season, including most recently during the Magic Weekend win against Warrington Wolves.
“He’s been flying and playing really well but he’s been playing through incredible pain and struggling to get around in between games,” boss Matt Peet said.
“It’s the right thing to do to get this procedure done and it means we should get a better version of him coming in for the back end of the year.”
Peet said that Wigan have sufficient cover behind Miski and will cope with his absence leading into the summer.
“With Jacob Douglas or Zach Eckersley we’ve got a bit of depth there and Josh Cartwright has done a good job out on loan and Nathan Lowe is back healthy as well,” he said.
“We can’t complain. We’re in good shape but Abbas will certainly be missed.”
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