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Hibernian striker Christian Doidge has been ruled out until December at the earliest with an Achilles injury.

Doidge sustained the damage during a training session in Croatia before Hibs' Europa League qualifying defeat to Rijeka last week.

The 28-year-old, who started pre-season late after contracting Covid-19, has two goals in five games this term after netting 13 in the previous campaign.

"It's a massive blow for us and him," said head coach Jack Ross.

"He was in such great form and had the ambition to be in and around the Welsh squad and I think he wasn't far off that.

"It's going to be three or four months before he returns to training, so he'll basically miss the rest of the calendar year."