Arsenal star attacking midfielder Martin Odegaard went down over the September international “break” – by the way, the break stands for the risk of injuries, not any sort of relaxation – during a match between Norway and Austria.
The club were initially fearing the worst, and it looks like Arsenal will indeed be without their captain and best midfielder (sorry, Declan Rice) for quite a while, including this weekend’s decisive Premier League battle against reigning champions Manchester City.
Mikel Arteta informed supporters that recent tests indicated Martin Odegaard suffered ligament damage as a result of the injury, “Recent scans showed that he’s got some damage on one of the ligaments in the ankle especially. It’s something quite significant, so we’re going to lose him for a while.”
It is entirely unclear how long “a while” is, but Arsenal are going to need a number of players to step up with him out, including Kai Havertz as a playmaker and Jorginho in behind him next to Rice.
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