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Ross McCormack has explained how a double-injury blow has effectively written off his troubled season.

The 30-year-old has been struggling with an Achilles injury but also required surgery a fortnight ago to remove five cysts from his jaw, the Daily Mail reports.

McCormack, who was sent on loan to Nottingham Forest after a difficult five months at Aston Villa, said:

“It’s been a freakish couple of weeks in what has been an abnormal season for me.

“Forest have been good with me. I wanted to help them but the doctors have advised that I avoid contact in training and rest up.

“I’m not used to seasons where I don’t play a lot of games and get my goals. I desperately want to get back to that. Obviously, the move to Villa didn’t start as planned but hopefully I can get myself sorted and come back in the summer nice and fresh.”

The pictures below are exclusive to the Daily Mail and they show the extent of McCormack’s face swelling.

He recently endured a three-hour operation in Glasgow to remove the cysts which were caused by an infection in his mouth.

The Scot, a £12million signing for Villa last summer, was told to rest for two weeks but then his Achilles injury occurred, and he believes that could be his season over.

McCormack was allowed to leave Villa Park after boss Steve Bruce became frustrated with his off-field issues.

Bruce claimed that the ex-Fulham striker was late for training more than once - and insisted the electric gates to his home were stuck on the final occasion.

A permanent departure in the summer is likely.