ALISTAIR JOHNSTON hopes his injury worries will soon be at an end after undergoing surgery to correct a hamstring problem.
The Celtic and Canada star confirmed last night that he has gone under the knife in his bid to correct the troublesome hamstring problem which has kept him sidelined for much of this season.
Johnston, 27, lasted just 23 minutes on his return against Sturm Graz in the Europa League after missing two months with the injury.
And peaking for the first time since the ordeal, Johnston admitted the period has been as “challenging” as any in his career.
It will be well into the new year before he’s back playing football but he’s determined to play his part in a title push with Celtic and prove his fitness in time to feature for Canada at a home World Cup next summer.
He wrote on his Instagram account: “These past few months have been as challenging as any for me personally since my career began.
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“With that being said, I’m happy to say that I successfully underwent surgery today to repair my hamstring and hopefully this will be the first step in putting this injury behind me for good.
“Thank you for the support during this time and I can’t wait to be back fully fit later this season for a title push and a home World Cup.”
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