LONDON: Bukayo Saka will be sidelined for another eight weeks, further worsening the injury crisis Arsenal are currently facing.
After the team confirmed they were out of Kai Havertz until the end of the season following a hamstring injury that required surgery, Saka is only expected to return in mid-April.
Although Saka appears to be undergoing a recovery process, Mikel Arteta does not want to take any risks until the player is completely fit.
Arsenal currently only have Leandro Trossard, Raheem Sterling and teenage player Ethan Nwaneri in attack.
Arteta’s refusal to force Saka back will see the player sidelined for a total of four months.
Arsenal previously confirmed that Havertz will need surgery after suffering an injury during a training session in Dubai last week.
Arteta, who has already lost Gabriel Jesus, will also be without Gabriel Martinelli, who will be sidelined for a month.