Hull City's Emir Hadziametovic will miss the rest of the season with injury.
At the end of last summer, Bosnia and Herzegovina joined hull city On a season-long loan deal from Besiktas.
Sergej Zakirovic has been a regularly used defensive midfielder this season as he has played 2,311 minutes in 39 matches.
His championship statistics this season are as follows:
- Appearances: 37
- Start: 26
- Total minutes: 2,153
- Minutes per game: 58
- Interceptions per game: 0.5
- Tackles per game: 1.4
- Possession won (final third): 0.2
- Balls recovered per game: 3.4
- Clearance per game: 1.3
- Blocked shots per game: 0.3
- Duels won per game: 3.0
The 29-year-old failed to make his debut in Zakirovic's Championship squad against Leicester City on Tuesday. That's because he injured his knee in the Tigers' 1-1 draw against Birmingham City last weekend.
Hull City player will miss the World Cup
Bosnia and Herzegovina booked their World Cup berth by defeating Italy in a qualifier in March.
However, manager Sergej Barbarez would not be able to rely on Emir Hadzhiametovic for the tournaments in the United States and Mexico.
national team on wednesday Confirmed Serious blow to the Hull City man. He will now go under the knife and be out of action for a long time.
A statement on the official website of the Bosnian FA read, 'Bosnia and Herzegovina national team player Amir Hadžiametovic will miss the upcoming World Cup due to a meniscus injury, which will require surgery and a long recovery period.'
'Head coach Sergej Barbarez and the coaching staff were counting on Hadzhiametovic in the upcoming challenges, and his absence represents a significant handicap for our team.'
It also means that Hull City manager Sergej Zakirovic will not be able to rely on the Besiktas-owned player until the end of the season.
Injury may affect the future
Hull City have not secured any purchase option or obligation to make the loan of Emir Hadziametovic permanent.
Following their latest setback, it is unclear whether the English club will attempt to purchase him in the summer. As things stand, he will return to Besiktas after this season.
His contract with the Black Eagles runs until 2027, and transfer market He is worth €4.2 million.
