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Celtic face a major sweat over Jozo Simunovic after the Bosnian FA revealed he is suffering from a hamstring tear.

The 23-year-old defender was rested for Celtic's 2-2 draw with Hibs on Saturday and was supposed to report for international duty for the country he chose to play for over Croatia for their World Cup double-header against Belgium and Estonia.

He's previously strolled through the 2-0 win against Rangers, despite being rated as doubtful by manager Brendan Rodgers before the match with a knee injury.

But Simunovic has been withdrawn by the Bosnians after doctors revealed a tear in his hamstring - an injury which could rule him out for between six to eight weeks.

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And with the first of a Champions League double header against Bayern Munich just 15 days away it's a major headache for Rodgers – as the centre-back nightmare comes back into sharp focus for the manager.

Bosnian chiefs fear Simunovic could be out for as long as eight weeks and FA team doctor Reuf Karabeg said: "Our manager, Mehmed Bazdarevic and I talked to Jozo's doctor at Celtic and we got access to all the documentation on the injury's condition.

"The findings of the scan clearly shows he has a rupture of the hamstring and a hematoma four centimetres long."

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That's a major worry for the Hoops, who have some huge games coming up this month.

They face the Champions League double-header against Bayern as well as a League Cup semi-final against Hibs and a midweek trip to joint Premiership leaders Aberdeen.

And Rodgers will be desperately hoping the former Dinamo Zagreb ace recovers soon from his latest injury.

The Hoops have had to do without fellow central defenders Dedryck Boyata and Erik Sviatchenko for the majority of the campaign.

Boyata returned to the squad ahead of the Rangers clash last month and Sviatchecnko has now resumed training.