DANIEL Arzani faces an anxious wait before a scan confirms the seriousness of his knee injury.
Within hours of the Celtic player being stretchered from the field at Dens Park on Wednesday night, little more than 20 minutes into his debut, media outlets in the 19-year-old winger's homeland of Australia reported he had torn the ACL which would mean in all probability his season was over.
We understand these reports were premature. Arzani's knee had swollen so much it made it impossible for medical staff to determine the full extent of the damage. On Wednesday night, medical staff were unable to say whether it was only a minor problem and there remains a fear of cartilage which would at least nine months on the sidelines.
If it is bad news, it would be a huge blow Arzani who has been described as Australian football's best prospect of his generation. The 19-year-old moved to Manchester City from Melbourne City in the summer and was immediately sent on loan to Celtic for two seasons.
He had yet to make a first-team appearance until his side's game at Dundee when he was a second-half substitute. But Arzani didn't last the team minutes meaning Celtic were forced to finish the game with ten men.
It did not appear to be too serious at the time as he waved to the crowd while going off.
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