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Arsenal, which is competing with Liverpool for the championship, met a huge negative factor.
The possibility of striker Kai Havertz's season out has been raised. Sports media The Athletic reported on the 13th (Korea time) that Havertz suffered a torn hamstring (back muscle of his thigh) during training in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and is likely to be out for the season. Citing sources, the media predicted that Havertz will be on the operating table after returning to London, England, with the Arsenal squad.
The BBC reported that manager Michel Arteta will be asked about Havertz's condition at a press conference ahead of the match against Leicester City.
If Havertz is included, Arsenal's offense will be in a state of despair.
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Gabriel Jesus has already undergone surgery for the anterior cruciate ligament of the knee. Bukayo Saka, another striker, was also put on the operating table last December due to a thigh muscle injury. Gabriel Martinelli injured his thigh in last week's Carabao Cup against Newcastle and is expected to miss more than a month.
Havertz is Arsenal's top scorer this season. He scored 15 goals and 5 assists in 34 games of the season. By performing alone in the striker's line injury, Arsenal made a brilliant contribution to ranking second in the Premier League after Liverpool.
Arsenal pushed to reinforce their strikers in the transfer window last winter. Alexander Isaac (Newcastle), Matheus Cunha (Wolverhampton), Benjamin Cesco (Leifich) and Evan Ferguson (Brighton) were mentioned as candidates. However, they failed to bring them back and lowered the shutters of the winter transfer market. Arteta says Havertz may have to start every game by the end of the season"To the extent that he expressed his concern.
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If Havertz leaves, Arsenal has no choice but to implement Plan B semi-compulsively. The BBC reported that Arteta mentioned wingers Leandro Trossar, Raheem Sterling and Ethan Nwaneri as alternatives.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
