Athletic Club will be without a midfield star Jungle Sancet for their semi-final of the Spanish Super Cup against Barcelona.
Alarm bells have been rung over the 24-year-old with the club now confirming an ankle sprain.
Despite no firm update on his expected recovery period, reports from Relief they indicate that he will be sidelined until at least mid-January, and will miss his return to action.
He will be absent for the Copa del Rey trip to UD Logrones and will not board the flight to Jeddah to take on Barcelona on January 8.
Sancet is Athletic Club's top scorer so far this season, with seven goals, but he will not be rushed back, with the trip to Celta Vigo he wrote January 18 as a possible return date.
