Burnley boss Sean Dyche is weighing up whether to hand Peter Crouch new terms.
The 38-year-old is yet to score for the Clarets but Dyche has been impressed with his contribution on and off the pitch.
The Burnley boss said: "He was getting his teeth really into it and I thought he was coming on and being very effective in games. It's a real blow for him. But we'll worry about all the rest of it as time goes by.
"He's certainly done enough to be in our thinking of what he can do. The biggest thing for me is the desire, the edge that players play with, and he's certainly shown that.
"You can see he's got the competitive edge it takes to stay at the top level. I think he'll be pleased with his fleeting moments and how he's been around the group, because we take value in that as well."