This season, Manchester City is cursed. The club trained by Pep Guardiola continues the galleys, between disappointing results and significant injuries including that of Rodri. But the Skyblues are not the only ones to have the bad luck. Arsenal has also had some concerns in recent months. In the European Top 8 in the Champions League and second League, the Gunners, eliminated in cuts, have to face a wave of injury. Mikel Arteta, indeed, lost Bukayo Saka and Gabriel Jesus.
Last week, he learned another bad news since Gabriel Martinelli suffers from a muscular problem in the hamstrings. Sky Sports also mentioned an absence of more than a month. A blow for the Londoners, who rely on Raheem Sterling, Ethan Nwaneri or Kai Havertz. Except that the latter should not be available. This Wednesday, the Daily Mail reveals that the German is on the side. He suffered from an injury contracted earlier in the week during the team's training camp in Dubai.
An infirmary who continues to fill
It would be a pepper with the hamstrings, who worries the arsenal staff. Everyone will be set after further exams. But the Daily Mail Announcement already that the former Chelsea player, who is the club's top scorer this season with 15 units, will be on the sidelines for a while. Which would be a new blow in the Premier League title race and C1. To make sure, Arteta is also concerned about the state of Takehiro Tomiyasu, who only played 6 minutes this season. Indeed, a second knee operation is envisaged for the player, who will be placed on the market next summer.
All these injuries, especially in attack, also caused a crisis behind the scenes. And not to fix anything, Arsenal did not recruit during the last transfer window. However, several tracks, including those leading to Mathys such and Benjamin Šeško, were mentioned. Without success. Arteta had not hidden her dissatisfaction. “We had a clear intention, to explore the opportunities to improve our team when a transfer window is open. We did not succeed, it is a disappointment. But we are also aware that we only want to recruit certain types of players, and we must be very disciplined on this subject. ” Except that the new physical seeds change the situation …
