The Sheffield Wednesday wing-back has not been seen since New Year's Day.
The Sheffield Wednesday wing-back, Matt Penney, appears to have revealed the reason for his recent absence on social media.
Penney last appeared for Wednesday against Bolton at the end of November, and has made the Owls' matchday squad just once since Jos Luhukay's departure as manager last month.
That is despite a promising start to the campaign for the Hillsborough academy product, who has played 16 times since his debut last August and earned a new one-year contract shortly afterwards.
But posting on his Instagram story earlier on Tuesday, Penney shared a photo of himself wearing hospital attire and a sling, alongside the caption: "Op No2 done...missing ball like mad, can't wait to be back!
"Big thanks to my friends & family for the support, working the hardest to be back as soon as!"
Curiously, Penney was not named among Sheffield Wednesday's recent injury casualties by the Owls' interim manager, Steve Agnew.
The 20-year-old was particularly impressive against an Aston Villa side then led by the new Wednesday boss, Steve Bruce, earlier in the campaign, leading to reports of interest from Villa Park.
And many had expected Penney to feature prominently under Hillsborough's new management team of Bruce, Agnew and Stephen Clemence, who has also arrived from Aston Villa.
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