GORKA Pintado has suffered a fresh blow after it emerged that it could take three months to recover from a shoulder problem.

The Spanish striker has had surgery on the injury suffered in Swansea City's opening-day defeat at Hull.

And Pintado has now been told that it could take three months of rehabilitation before he is okay to return to action.

The 32-year-old frontman was initially ruled out for around eight weeks.

His problem, coupled with the continuing absence of Craig Beattie, has left Swansea short of attacking options, with Brendan Rodgers hungry to add a new frontman before the transfer window closes at the end of the month.