The Sweden international was substituted during the 2-1 victory over Chelsea in early December, but was pictured in training earlier this week.
However, in a pre-match press conference before our Premier League game against West Ham United tomorrow (Saturday 23 December, 12:30 GMT), manager Erik ten Hag revealed that the 29-year-old had required surgery.
In addition to the aforementioned game against David Moyes' Hammers, Lindelof is likely to miss our two remaining Premier League fixtures in 2023, against Aston Villa (26 Dec) and Nottingham Forest (30 Dec).
The timeframe suggested by the medical staff would indicate that our no.