Sunday 19 July 2020 13:58, UK
Patrick van Aanholt will have an operation on his dislocated shoulder following his injury in Crystal Palace's defeat to Manchester United.
Palace feared the worst after Van Aanholt left the field on a stretcher in Thursday's 2-0 defeat in the Premier League.
Speaking ahead of Monday's visit to Wolves, manager Roy Hodgson admitted the Dutch defender could miss the start of next season.
Hodgson said: "Pat has dislocated his shoulder and will require surgery. It will keep him out for the rest of the season.
"We'll have to see how it goes in the pre-season. There's no timescale as yet for when he's back."
Van Aanholt's injury would have been tough to take for Hodgson, whose side ended the night without a point having produced a valiant display at Selhurst Park, forcing United goalkeeper David de Gea into a string of fine saves.
They also had a goal overturned by VAR that would have made it 1-1 when Jordan Ayew was deemed to be an inch offside when turning home Wilfried Zaha's cross.
Hodgson also revealed that captain Luka Milivojevic was a doubt for Palace's clash with Wolves.
"He's been having problems with his knee so that's something we'll have to assess on Monday," Hodgson added.
"He joined the first part of training [on Sunday] but felt the knee."
