Robbie Keane has undergone surgery to address his right knee injury in Los Angeles and is expected to be out of action for between four and six weeks.
The Republic of Ireland’s record goalscorer posted a photo on Instagram of his heavily wrapped right leg, accompanied by the message: “Operation done, speedy recovery, hopefully back stronger.”
Dr Bert R Mandelbaum performed the operation at the Santa Monica Orthopedic and Sports Medicine Group and Kerlan-Jobe Institute at Cedars-Sinai.
The LA Galaxy striker returned to Dublin for Ireland’s recent friendlies against Switzerland and Slovakia at the Aviva Stadium, but played no part in either game.
Ireland manager Martin O’Neill had expressed no fears for Keane’s fitness ahead of Euro 2016, insisting he had no “real worries” regarding his wellbeing.
The 35-year-old’s fellow Ireland striker Jonathan Walters had a minor knee operation of his own on Wednesday.
O’Neill’s men face the Netherlands in their next friendly assignment on 27 May at the Aviva Stadium before concluding their warm-up programme against Belarus in Cork on 31 May.
