Shocking! The Arsenal striker is skinny. 0 strikers in the transfer market → Havertz's hamstring ruptures, and his dream of winning a come-from-behind victory is shattered

Feb 12, 2025

Shocking! The Arsenal striker is skinny. 0 strikers in the transfer market → Havertz's hamstring ruptures, and his dream of winning a come-from-behind victory is shattered
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Arsenal, seeking to win the English Premier League (EPL) upset, have fallen into a desperate situation.

It happened in an instant. The striker's seed for the team has dried up. Attention is focusing on how coach Mikel Arteta will overcome this grim situation.

Key striker Kai Havertz, who was in charge of Arsenal's front line, was seriously injured during team training. Sports media The Athletic reported on the 12th (Korea time) 'Havertz suffered a hamstring rupture during team training in Dubai. He is expected to miss the rest of the season,' the report said.




Shocking! The Arsenal striker is skinny. 0 strikers in the transfer market → Havertz's hamstring ruptures, and his dream of winning a come-from-behind victory is shattered
Arsenal immediately set up a mini training camp in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates, after losing the second leg of the Carabao Cup semifinal against Newcastle on the 6th. There is only one goal. This is to accumulate power to win the league's come-from-behind victory at the end of the season. Dubai, where the temperature is warm, is Arteta's preferred training site. However, there was a huge negative factor here: Havertz's injury.

Havertz's injury has effectively dried up the striker's seeds at Arsenal. Arsenal have already suffered a series of injuries to their strikers, including Gabriel Jesus, Bukayo Saka and Gabriel Martinelli. Jeju suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury in the knee last month. Bukayo Saka, who underwent hamstring surgery in December last year, is not expected to return until March. Martinelli, who can play the front line and the side, injured his hamstring during the Carabao Cup clash with Newcastle, making it difficult to return for at least a month.

Havertz was leading Arsenal's attack by filling the void of these teammates. He had five assists (34 games) in nine league games and 15 games, including the Cup. In the absence of a front-line striker, Havertz played a role in providing scoring opportunities to other teammates.




Shocking! The Arsenal striker is skinny. 0 strikers in the transfer market → Havertz's hamstring ruptures, and his dream of winning a come-from-behind victory is shattered
However, Havertz's injury cost Arsenal an important offensive engine. The problem is that there is no proper alternative. The strikers have already left one after another due to injuries, and they can't come back soon.

As a result, Arsenal originally sought to recruit strikers in the January transfer market. However, all attempts by several players, including Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) and Benjamin Seschko (Leifich), failed. In the end, he has to play the rest of the season without external blood transfusions.

Currently, Arsenal ranks second in the league (50 points), chasing Liverpool (56 points). It is a gap that can be reversed. So Arsenal also tried to adjust their condition through the Dubai camp and get the energy from the second half of the run. However, only Havertz's injury was achieved here. In other words, there is a big hole in the plan to catch up with Liverpool.






This article was translated by Naver AI translator.