BREAKING: Bukayo Saka undergoes surgery as Mikel Arteta gives worrying new Arsenal update
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Bukayo Saka has undergone surgery on a torn hamstring and is expected to miss around two months for Arsenal. Saka limped out of Arsenal's 5-1 win at Crystal Palace on Saturday and was missing from their 1-0 win over Ipswich on Friday night. Arsenal had already confirmed that Saka would be out for "many, many weeks" and speaking after the edgy victory, which sent the Gunners second in the Premier League, Mikel Arteta confirmed the timeline for Saka.
"He had a procedure. Everything went well, but unfortunately he will be out for many, many weeks," he said. Pressed further, Arteta added: “I said many weeks so I think it will be more than two months. I don’t know exactly how much longer. It will depend on how the scar tissue starts to heal, the first week or so, the mobility of that. Let’s see, it’s very difficult to say.".
Arsenal managed to get the three points against Ipswich without their star winger, with Kai Havertz converting the game's only goal from Leandro Trossard's cross, but they weren't at their best. Asked how he thought his side performed without Saka, Arteta told Match of the Day: "Very good. It will be different. We had moments in the second half. It is a unit that is new and will take time for players to understand fully.".
And asked by Prime Video whether Arsenal could look to strengthen their squad in the January transfer window, Arteta replied: "We don't know. We will see, hopefully we don't see any more injuries.". The Arsenal boss is confident that his team will learn how to adapt without Saka. Gabriel Martinelli played on the right wing against Ipswich and will likely be pressed into more service on that flank.
