Arsenal are assessing striker Kai Havertz after he suffered a muscle damage on the workforce’s Dubai coaching camp.
There are fears that the 25-year-old has torn his hamstring and will miss the remainder of the season.
The Athletic have reported that it’s unclear if he’ll want surgical procedure however report that his season is more likely to be over, exterior.
The BBC has not but verified these particulars and Arsenal haven’t launched any assertion.
Supervisor Mikel Arteta will probably be requested concerning the extent of the damage at Friday’s information convention earlier than his facet tackle Leicester Metropolis on Saturday.
Havertz has made 34 appearances throughout all competitions this season and is the membership’s high scorer with 15 objectives and 5 assists.
The Gunners are already lacking ahead gamers Gabriel Martinelli and Bukayo Saka by hamstring accidents and striker Gabriel Jesus is out for the remainder of the season with an ACL damage.
The addition of Havertz to that damage listing would depart Arteta severely wanting aim scorers after the membership had been unable to signal attacking reinforcements within the January switch window. The Spanish boss stated he was “disillusioned” with the dearth of exercise with a suggestion for Aston Villa’s Ollie Watkins rejected.
Rumours linking them to Newcastle’s Alexander Isak, Wolves’ Matheus Cunha, Leipzig’s Benjamin Sesko and Brighton’s Evan Ferguson went nowhere.
Criticism had already been levelled at Arsenal even earlier than these damage issues with many pundits and followers suggesting they wanted a striker to take care of hopes of competing for a trophy.
Arteta stated final week that Havertz might need to begin each sport for the remainder of the season, including that his different choices to play within the place can be wingers Leandro Trossard, Raheem Sterling and Ethan Nwaneri.
Arsenal flew out for warm-weather coaching final Thursday after being knocked out of the Carabao Cup by Newcastle within the semi-final. They weren’t concerned on this weekend’s FA Cup fixtures following their third-round defeat by Manchester United.
Final season, after an identical break, Arsenal went on to win 16 of their subsequent 18 video games.
They at present sit second within the Premier League, six factors adrift of leaders Liverpool, who’ve a sport in hand.
