Rocky Bushiri: Hibs defender ruled out for three months
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Rocky Bushiri faces a spell on the sidelines
Hibernian's Rocky Bushiri has been ruled out "for at least three months with an ankle injury", the club say.
The Belgian defender, 23, came off deep into stoppage time of Sunday's Scottish Cup defeat by Hearts.
Bushiri arrived at Easter Road a year ago, initially on loan from Norwich, and made the switch permanent on a three-year deal in June.
Team-mate Ryan Porteous travelled to Watford on Thursday after Hibs accepted a bid for the defender.
Bushiri and Porteous have often formed the club's central defensive pairing this season, with the former making 19 appearances this season.
As well as Porteous, Hibs could also lose striker Kevin Nisbet with Millwall in talks to sign the Scotland cap in a deal worth more than £2m.
Meanwhile, left-sided defender and midfielder Demetri Mitchell has left Hibs to join Exeter City on a free transfer.
Head coach Lee Johnson hinted he may look to the club's academy to fill gaps in Saturday's Scottish Premiership meeting with Aberdeen.
"What is a nice narrative is there will be five or possibly six academy players on the bench, in the squad or in the team on Saturday," Johnson said.
"That's massive in terms of showing the work the academy have done. Showing a pathway for the likes of Josh O'Connor, who is a good example of somebody in the squad, on the bench at least.
"We have to look at the best possible narrative in the game to push that confidence in the boys and show that enthusiasm you get from young players."
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