Bolton defender Ricardo Gardner is set to miss the start of the Premier League season.
The 28-year-old was forced off during Bolton's Peace Cup clash with Seongnam on Thursday.
Now scans have revealed that the injury is serious and the Jamaican will be out for six weeks, which is a blow to Bolton boss Sammy Lee.
"The results of the scan reveal that he has a grade one tear of his hamstring, which is a great shame for Ricardo," said Lee.
"The incident could have happened at any time to any player - it was very unfortunate.
"His recovery process will start immediately and will continue when we return to Bolton next week."
Some better news was that Stelios Giannakopoulos's calf problem is not serious.
"The injury to Stelios is not as bad as first feared," Lee told the club's website.
"The medical team will monitor his rehabilitation over the next few days with a view to him resuming training at some stage early next week."
Source : www.skysports.com
By Graeme Bailey - Created on 14 Jul 2007
