The striker will likely need time to recover from the deep cut to his head which could sideline him for the next game or more.

FC Schalke 04 have revealed that Edin Džeko had to go for treatment after suffering a deep laceration on his head on Saturday afternoon.

The incident happened during the home match against Mainz 05 at the Veltins Arena which ended 1-0 to the visitors.

Whilst dueling for a ball in the air in the second-half the Bosnia Herzegovina marksman clashed with a Mainz defender accidentally.

Almost instantly, the several-centimeter-long cut had to be stitched up with multiple sutures by team doctor Dr. Patrick Ingelfinger.

Džeko could no longer continue swiftly made way for Hwang Hee-chan. Now, his availability to face 1.FC Köln next weekend is unknown.

Going off VfB Stuttgart's Maximilian Mittelstädt who suffered a similar cut against Paderborn, the full-back has since missed two games.