Hull City midfielder Jimmy Bullard will miss up to six months after undergoing knee surgery, according to the BBC.
Bullard, who joined Hull for 5 million pounds in the transfer window in January, has played just 37 minutes for his new club.
The operation was a success, according to renowned surgeon Richard Steadman, but the 30-year-old Bullard will miss the rest of the season and perhaps the start of the 2009-2010 campaign, dpa reported.