A massacre. For the past few weeks, Arsenal has been facing a real wave of injuries, especially in the offensive sector. Indeed, Bukayo Saka, Gabriel Jesus and Gabriel Martinelli were stopped in full momentum. They were joined at the infirmary this week by Kai Havertz, current top scorer in the Gunners. “We can confirm that Kai Havertz injured in the hamstrings during a training session in Dubai last week. Subsequent evaluations and specialist exams have confirmed that the injury will require surgery, which will take place in the coming days. Shortly after the operation, Kai started his recovery and rehabilitation program, which should extend to the preparation of next season. Everyone in the club strives to support Kai so that he can find his full shape as quickly as possible ”said the English club in a press release.
A new blow for Mikel Arteta (42), who was invited to express himself on this loss at a press conference this Friday. “We were spending a great camp in Dubai, to recharge our batteries, to train, to reconnect with nature, then the injury arrived very unexpectedly. It is a blow because of the injuries we have. We had to face many injuries this season (…) I understand the reactions. If any team from this league loses these four players, there are reactions. We have maintained a high level of performance and this is the only thing we are going to focus (…) There is a load and minutes. It is something (the multiplication of injuries, note) that could happen (…) but I think we will have strong moments and that we will adapt. Our abilities will improve every week. ”
Arteta does not exclude an arrival
Despite everything, this situation struggles the Spanish coach, who has chained the hard blows in recent months. “I had a big stomach pain. At first, it's really unpleasant, then we say to ourselves: “Not yet! And then we start looking for alternatives. “ He could notably use Ethan Nwaneri as an attacker. But Arteta does not seem convinced. “I think he was very good at the post of attacking midfielder”he replied to the journalist. Then when he was asked if he himself could help out this post, he replied with humor: “I think we are going to have big trouble …” Then he spoke of the possible return of Bukayo Saka, while The Sun revealed that he would have relapsed and that he would be absent for another 8 weeks. He is at the start of rehabilitation, he said, while adding that he had no setbacks at the moment.
The ideal would have been to recruit at least one offensive element during the winter transfer window. But Arsenal did not find a shoe at its foot, despite approaches to Mathys Tel in the last straight line. The Gunners therefore pay the high price with new injuries in this sector of play. Arteta is aware of it, he who had already made publicly known that he would have liked a reinforcement. “We knew we would be at one or two injuries. But when we do everything we can, we have to do with »he said this Friday, a bit fatalistic. Finally, he was asked if Arsenal could bring in an attacker free from any contract. “We will explore all possible situations”he confessed. The coach therefore opens the door to an arrival. However, it will be necessary to see what is possible to do with the Premier League and UEFA on this very specific subject.
