Hearts full-back Gerald Taylor is now walking with crutches after the Jambos’ weekend defeat to St Mirren.
Taylor signed for Hearts in the summer from Deportivo Saprissa on a season-long loan and initially impressed punters in a friendly against Tottenham Hotspur.
The 23-year-old then made his competitive debut in the Scottish Premiership against Rangers and it was seemingly clear that Hearts had found themselves a real gem.
Taylor has gone off the boil a bit since then as Hearts struggle to pick up points in the league. The club sacked manager Steven Naismith on Sunday after losing to the Buddies on Saturday.
It was Naismith’s last game for the club after a year-and-a-half in charge and it may well have been Taylor’s last involvement for a spell.
Gerald Taylor suffers Hearts injury blow
Taylor had to be substituted off at half-time in Paisley after landing badly on his leg. And it’s now feared he will miss the upcoming games against Ross County and Dinamo Minsk.
The Edinburgh Evening News are reporting that Taylor was spotted at the club’s training ground on crutches as a means of ‘keeping weight off his leg.’
It’s not clear how long Taylor will be out for but the signs don’t look good. Daniel Oyegoke replaced Taylor against St Mirren so it’s likely he will be involved in the Costa Rican’s absence.
It’s not exactly what interim manager Liam Fox would have wanted in his first week in charge as he aims to earn Hearts a first win in the league against Ross County at Tynecastle.
Why Hearts chose Liam Fox as interim boss
Hearts CEO Andrew McKinlay, in the wake of Steven Naismith’s sacking, explained why Fox was the right man to step in at this moment.
He said: “I spoke to Liam on Sunday afternoon and first and foremost I’m thankful to Liam as his guys for stepping up.
“I think he’s the right guy to bring forward given his work with the B team but also he has his European Pro Licence, experience of managing a team at Premiership level so i think he’s the right person for this interim period.
“He understands that this is an interim period and he’ll give it his best shot but we need to start winning games. He is also aware that we are looking externally for the longer term and he appreciates the reasons why.
“I have the utmost respect for Liam, he’s a very good football coach and will do well for us for as long as he’s in the position.”