Kieran Tierney will undergo a double hernia operation following the Scottish Cup Final on May 25.
The defender is in contention to play against Aberdeen on Saturday but has been hampered by injury since the start of December.
Various options and solutions have been suggested for a pubic issue ranging from complete rest to undergoing surgery.
The Sun reports:
And the 21-year-old will now undergo a double hernia operation which rules him out of Scotland’s Euro qualifiers against Cyprus and Belgium.
Tierney missed Celtic’s 1-0 win over Kilmarnock on Saturday and hasn’t featured since the Scottish Cup semi-final win over Aberdeen last month.
But boss Neil Lennon confirmed the full-back had returned to training and is in contention to start against the Dons on Saturday.
He said: “Kieran is back in training and is in contention to start. We’re just managing him through it right now.”
Emilio Izaguirre has deputised for Tierney in the last two matches against Hibs and Kilmarnock with Jonny Hayes another option to play at left-back.
Tierney will miss Scotland’s June internationals against Cyprus and Belgium with the clock ticking towards Celtic’s opening match of next season on July 9 or 10.
With Filip Benkovic and Dedryck Boyata leaving at the end of this season and no deal in place for Mikael Lustig Celtic could be looking at a new look back four for the Champions League qualifiers which can boost turnover by £40m.