Arsenal have been dealt a serious blow as Martin Odegaard is ready to face a minimum of three weeks on the sidelines, in accordance with Norway’s nationwide crew physician.
The Gunners skipper limped off halfway via the second half throughout Norway’s 2-1 victory over Austria on Monday evening after being on the receiving finish of a poor problem by Christoph Baumgartner.
The Norwegian supervisor admitted after the sport that Odegaard had picked up a ‘unhealthy’ ankle damage whereas nationwide crew physician Ola Sand confirmed that the attacking midfielder could be given an MRI to disclose the complete lengthen of the injury.
Odegaard was photographed on crutches as he boarded a personal jet on Tuesday as he fly again to the UK to be additional assessed by Arsenal’s medical crew.
The Norway crew physician has now offered a contemporary replace after confirming that Odegaard is anticipated to be dominated out for a ‘minimal’ of three weeks. Sand warned that the damage might take even longer to heal and admitted that the Arsenal star is already a doubt for the worldwide fixtures in October.
The physician additionally revealed that Odegaard was ‘very apprehensive’ concerning the damage and was in ‘excessive ache’, however they’re assured that there isn’t any fracture within the ankle or foot.
Minimal 3 weeks
Norwegian journalist Jan Aage Fjortoft cited Sand as saying:
“Accidents like this takes minimal 3 weeks. Every little thing else is bonus. And it might probably take longer time. Each Ståle (the nationwide coach) and I do know that subsequent nationwide video games (tenth of October) he can be very uncertain.
They’re investigating the MR now. There may be most likely no fracture in his foot. Ankle accidents are very painful right away. Martin had excessive ache. He was very apprehensive”
This information will come as a serious blow to Arsenal as they head in to an enormous run of fixtures. If Odegaard is out for 3 weeks, he’ll miss Sunday’s NLD towards Tottenham, the journey to Atalanta within the Champions League, subsequent weekend’s big title conflict with Man Metropolis on the Etihad Stadium, the League Cup conflict with Bolton and the go to of Leicester Metropolis to the Emirates on the finish of the month.
Ought to the damage take longer to heal, Odegaard may also sit out the Champions League showdown with PSG and the Premier League conflict with Southampton earlier than the October worldwide break begins.
That is the very last thing Mikel Arteta wanted forward of such an essential run of video games. The Gunners boss is already going to be with out new signing Mikel Merino for the subsequent 6-8 weeks after he fractured his shoulder in his first coaching session. Riccardo Calafiori additionally returned house early from worldwide obligation after choosing up a knock enjoying for Italy.
Takehiro Tomiyasu is on the sidelines whereas Gabriel Jesus has missed the final two video games with a groin damage, so Arsenal have already got quite a lot of damage issues to cope with so early within the season.
