Celtic defender Andreas Hinkel out for 9 months

Celtic defender Andreas Hinkel has been ruled out for nine months with an anterior cruciate ligament injury, the club have confirmed today.

By The Newsroom

Published 19th Aug 2010, 19:49 BST

Updated 19th Aug 2010, 19:50 BST

The German right-back picked up the injury at training on Tuesday and will have to undergo an operation.

Hinkel was not included in Neil Lennon's Europa League squad and would not have played against FC Utrecht in the first leg of their play-off tonight at Parkhead.