Mikel Arteta reveals new Bukayo Saka injury blow after surgery
Mikel Arteta reveals new Bukayo Saka injury blow after surgery
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Mikel Arteta has revealed that Bukayo Saka will miss more than two months after undergoing surgery on his hamstring injury. Saka was forced off during the first half of Arsenal’s 5-1 win against Crystal Palace on December 21 and subsequently missed his side’s 1-0 victory at home to Ipswich Town on Friday evening.
Arteta initially ruled Saka out for ‘many weeks’ but the Arsenal manager has now said that he does not expect the winger to return until March at the earliest. ‘I would prefer to leave that with the doctor or himself but he had a procedure, everything went well but unfortunately he will be out for many, many weeks,’ Arteta said after Arsenal’s 1-0 win over Ipswich on Friday night.
Asked for a more definitive timeline on Saka’s return, Arteta replied: ‘I said many weeks so I think it will be more than two months. ‘I don’t know exactly how much longer, it depends on how the scar tissue starts to heal, the first week or so, mobility of that, let’s see, very difficult to say.’.
Brentford (A) – Premier League – Jan 1. Brighton (A) – Premier League – Jan 4. Newcastle (H) – Carabao Cup – Jan 7. Man Utd (H), FA Cup – Jan 12. Tottenham (H) – Premier League – Jan 15. Aston Villa (H) – Premier League -Jan 18. Dinamo Zagreb (H) – Champions League – Jan 22.
