The Celtic defender suffered a nasty injury on Sunday.
Brendan Rodgers has revealed to The Scottish Sun that Celtic defender Kristoffer Ajer is in ‘real agony’ after breaking his eye socket on Sunday.
Celtic dropped two points in yesterday’s 0-0 draw away to Livingston and could also be without one of their best defenders for a while.
The Norway centre-back was taken off injured in the final quarter following a nasty clash of heads with Craig Halkett.
And the Hoops boss has confirmed that the 20-year-old is set for surgery.
He told The Scottish Sun: “Kris is struggling – he’s broken his eye socket and he’s in a lot of pain at the moment.
“He will need surgery which is a shame for him. He’s in real agony around the area of his cheekbone. The medics will look after him and hopefully he can get that repaired as soon as possible.
“He didn’t go to hospital immediately, he’s just been treated by our medical team. There was nothing in it. It was just during that wee bit of pressure we had in their box.”
It certainly looked a sore one for the young Norwegian stalwart, who was signed by Ronny Deila in 2016.
He might well spend a while on the sidelines, especially if surgery is indeed needed, but thankfully Rodgers has the excellent Filip Benkovic to call upon.
The Croat, on a season-long loan from Leicester City, has been a revelation for the Hoops this season, and he was the one who replaced Ajer yesterday.
But surely now Rodgers will keep him alongside Dedryck Boyata, with Jozo Simunovic available to call on if Rodgers needs him.
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