Tuesday 20 January 2015 15:19, UK
Nottingham Forest midfielder Andy Reid is to have surgery on his groin and looks set to be ruled out for up to six weeks.
Reid returned to light training recently after suffering with the problem since September but the club have decided surgery is now required to cure the problem.
Forest boss Stuart Pearce told the club's website: “We’ve got him to a level of 85 per cent to 90 per cent fitness, but he’s still suffering slight pain when pushing on to the next level.
Now he’s got that clarity of knowing it can be solved surgically, he can move on from there.
“We saw three or four specialists last week to get varying opinions and we think some minor surgery is needed. That’ll happen this afternoon and the timescale we’ve been given is four to six weeks.
“Now he’s got that clarity of knowing it can be solved surgically, he can move on from there.”
The Irishman has started just six games in the Championship after suffering the injury against Derby in September.
