But he has not featured since that win over the Saints after suffering an injury setback and Mail Sport understands there are emerging fears over Tomiyasu’s troublesome knee with doctors believed to have considered sending their versatile defender for an operation in an effort to cure the issue.
With that in mind, a second knee procedure would arrive as a blow to Tomiyasu, whose time at Arsenal has already been beset by injury issues.
Speaking last month head coach Mikel Arteta provided a positive update on Tomiyasu’s fitness saying: ‘Tomi has done some stuff on the pitch, but now because it’s been a long-term injury, we need to see how quickly he can progress and how he reacts.’.
Havertz is the club’s top scorer this season with 15 goals and any unavailability will arrive as a major blow to the team’s ambitions of overhauling Liverpool at the top of the table this season.
Meanwhile, Arsenal star Takehiro Tomiyasu’s long-term fitness is of growing concern with the prospect of a second knee operation explored by the club.
