It is good new, bad news for Arsenal as manager Mikel Arteta provides their latest update on the injuries of youngster Gabriel Martinelli and goalkeeper Bernd Leno.
Arteta told a media conference about Leno: “We thought it was going to be a more significant injury.
“We don’t know the extent of the injury still but we know at least the cruciate ligaments are not damaged. That was the biggest fear at the start.”
He then went on to address the issue with Martinelli.
“We had some really bad news yesterday [Monday] – in training, he got hit by another player,” said Arteta of Martinelli.
“He damaged his knee. The doctors are assessing the extent of the injury, but it’s not looking good at all. It’s looking like months.”
Arteta also had negative updates on Xhaka and Sokratis ahead of their trip to Southampton.
“They haven’t trained fully with the team, let’s see how they are tomorrow. They are not yet ready,” he added.
It is trying times for the club in terms of injuries and players leaving. The club has however, just announced new 4 year deals for Pablo Mari and Cedric Soares and an extension by another year for David Luiz.
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