Report: Hector Moreno to undergo surgery this week

Espanyol defender Hector Moreno will reportedly have surgery on his broken tibia this week.

The centre-back picked up the injury during Mexico's 2-1 defeat to Netherlands in their World Cup last-16 clash on Monday.

Espanyol released a statement on Monday confirming that the highly-rated defender had suffered a fracture and would therefore require surgery.

According to AS, that will occur this week, with Moreno expected to miss at least the first four months of the 2014-15 campaign.

Before the injury, Moreno had been strongly linked with a move away from his Spanish club this summer.