Arsenal star left winger Christos Tzolis suffered a muscular injury over the September and October international break, and the initial speculation is that he could miss the rest of the month’s games for the Gunners.
Tzolis is a new signing from Club Brugge, and he has been every bit as decisive as Arsenal fans expected after he racked up the goals and assists in the Belgian top flight.
An upgrade on Leandro Trossard and Gabriel Martinelli in the 11, the only concern with Tzolis is that now Arsenal only have him on the left wing and no real depth behind him after losing both Trossard and the disappointing Martinelli this summer.
Speaking at the press conference before Arsenal vs. Leeds United in the Premier League’s return, Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta confirmed that Tzolis is injured and will miss a few games.
Arteta said, “Christos Tzolis has a muscle injury & he’s going to be out for a few weeks I think. He’s not available.”
So no Tzolis against Leeds or against Lille, Nottingham Forest, Bayern Munich, Everton, Fleetwood in the cup, and potentially even Liverpool. Those are some big games to miss him, especially Bayern and Lille in the Champions League.
Tzolis missing a few weeks is yet another reminder and a message to the Arsenal board that they still need to sign another left winger. Tzolis is a great addition, but Arsenal needed more then and clearly are served notice that they will need another left winger in the January window.
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THE TRIVELA EFFECT
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