Tottenham midfielder Dejan Kulusevski shared a gruesome picture from his knee surgery with little warning, shocking his social media followers.
Kulusevski went under the knife for a procedure on his knee in May, forcing him to sit out of Spurs' Europa League final victory against Manchester United.
Reports indicated he would be ruled out for the rest of the calendar year and he is currently continuing his rehabilitation as he looks to return fighting fit.
The 25-year-old had until recently remained tight-lipped over his condition, but in a timely update, he has revealed when he expects to be back in action.
He also took to Instagram to share a gory photo taken midway through the operation, showing several surgeons around his open knee, which was held open.
The slightly cryptic caption accompanying the post read: 'Warning for sensitive content. Thank god it happened so I could see it clear.'
His sister replied in the comments, simply writing: 'The truth.'
However, Kulusevski's followers were not impressed with the lack of a sufficient warning, with many unfortunate enough to have seen the post over breakfast.
'Dear Dejan Kulusevski,' one user said. 'I did NOT need that to be the first thing I saw when I opened Instagram. Kind regards, Traumatised.'
Another was equally disgusted, adding: 'Cheers Dejan Kulusevski, I really wanted to see inside your kneecap that's being operated on.'
'Just seen Kulusevski's Instagram post whilst eating my breakfast,' a third said.
Others tried their best to warn supporters to stay away from the photo.
'If you're squeamish, DON'T look at Dejan Kulusevski's latest IG post,' a user said.
Kulusevski remained upbeat during his lengthy recovery period and promised he would be 'back soon' after posting a video of himself on an air bike.
In a new update, he revealed he is on track to return in just a couple of months.
'The status is great. I wake up every day with the same hunger,' Kulusevski told Viaplay. 'I will be back in the very, very near future. If everything goes according to plan, I am very confident that I will be back in two-three months.'
He scored 10 goals and provided 11 assists in 50 appearances for Spurs last season.