Hearts have confirmed defender Lee Wallace suffered a torn cruciate ligament when on Scotland duty in the 2-1 win over Liechtenstein on Tuesday night. He is looking at being out of action for six months. Wallace will be heading to London to visit a specialist over the next few days to determine whether an operation is required.
Manager Jim Jefferies said: "Lee has torn his cruciate ligament, the posterior, and we are looking at six months out of action. It appears his season is all but over and that is a hammer blow, first and foremost for the lad as everything seemed to be falling into place for him. His form had taken him into the international team, he had taken over the captain's armband with Marius (Zaliukas) out and he had been doing really well. It's also a major blow for the club and the team and it goes without saying everyone at the football club wishes him well with his recovery. These are the things that football can throw at you and we'll just have to deal with it. We have had to play guys out of position before and we'll just have to try to fill the void as best we can."
Hearts have confirmed defender Lee Wallace suffered a torn cruciate ligament when on Scotland duty in the 2-1 win over Liechtenstein on Tuesday night. He is looking at being out of action for six months. Wallace will be heading to London to visit a specialist over the next few days to determine whether an operation is required.