Hearts manager Derek McInnes labelled club record signing Ageu’s injury as a ‘huge blow’ following his side’s 1-0 win over Falkirk today.
The Brazilian was due to start, but had to be replaced by Blair Spittal just minutes ahead of kick-off due to an injury sustained in the warm-up.
And his manager is concerned about the impact his injury could have in addition to a growing list of missing players.
“It was far from ideal for Ageu.” McInnes said post match.
“The boy is distraught because I thought he would be playing in a position today that suits him today against a team who have a more technical game.
“He has a thigh issue, he felt it shooting in the warm-up. We will get it assessed, probably have to get it scanned, but I can’t dress it up it’s a huge blow for us.”
The 23-year-old has only made one start since arriving in Edinburgh last summer, with injuries wreaking havoc on the attacker’s season so far.
But he is not the only player in Gorgie on the physio bed, with Derek McInnes also explaining Beni Baningime’s absence today.
“He just felt his knee.
“It settled really quickly, he can sprint fully, it’s just a wee bit of discomfort when he’s trying to change direction.
“We think that will settle through treatment this week and hopefully he will be available, we’ve got six centre midfield players injured.”
Stuart Findlay also had to be subbed off late on, but McInnes has belief that his central defender will be alright for next week.
“I just always assume Stu’s going to be alright.
“He’s been toiling a wee bit, we’ve been trying to get him through to next week’s game hopefully.
“He’s not really trained this week, [Craig] Halkett’s been struggling a wee bit as well, so we are just trying to get them through these game’s just now and they can get that rest after the Aberdeen game.”
Hearts host Aberdeen next week, before having a luxury of a weekend off amid a minor injury crisis due to their elimination from the Scottish Cup, whilst league rivals Rangers and Celtic face off against each other in an Ibrox quarter-final.
