Blues striker Ali Al-Hamadi is set to undergo surgery on his long-standing adductor injury when he returns from his post-season holiday, TWTD understands.
Al-Hamadi, who joined Town from AFC Wimbledon in January, has been managing the problem throughout his time with the Blues and pulled out of Iraq’s March internationals as a result.
The 22-year-old travelled to Dubai along with skipper Sam Morsy following last week’s promotion celebrations, while other members of the squad have been in Las Vegas.
Speaking following Al-Hamadi asking to be left out of the Iraq squad, manager Kieran McKenna said: "From a physical point of view he’s doing OK. He’s got an ongoing issue in his adductor region that needs management, so he’s under constant treatment and medication and it’s something that will need to be reviewed again at the end of the season.
"He will be available for the weekend. He needs to have some treatments over the next two weeks over the international break, then that will hopefully have him available for the Blackburn game and for the last eight games. But it is an issue that’s going to have to be managed through to the end of the season.”
Al-Hamadi will become the second Town player to have had an adductor operation in recent weeks, defender Janoi Donacien having gone under the knife towards the end of the season.
Elsewhere, former Blues pair Bailey Clements and Harley Curtis have been released by Paul Cook’s Chesterfield after the Spireites, where Kieron Dyer and Gary Roberts are coaches, won the National League and a place in League Two next season.