Arsenal’s strong start to the season has hit another bump in the road with news that they will be without a key player for the foreseeable future.
The Gunners are already without captain Martin Odegaard, Kai Havertz and Gabriel Jesus and another attack-minded player is now set for a spell on the sidelines.
The player in question? Noni Madueke who is now set to be out of action for two months with a knee injury, according to The Athletic.
They add that his scans on Monday showed he avoided rupturing his anterior cruciate ligament in a relief to the forward, manager Mikel Arteta and England boss Thomas Tuchel.
Madueke suffered the injury during the first half of Arsenal’s 1-1 draw with Manchester City in the Premier League on Sunday afternoon – and was forced to come off at half-time as a result.
It comes as a blow to the player and club, with the 23-year-old having enjoyed a fine start to life in north London, after joining in an initial deal worth £48m.
Arsenal are set to be without a key player for two months after he suffered a knee injury
The player in question is Noni Madueke who suffered the issue during their draw with Man City
He is now set to miss at least 11 games for Arsenal through September, October and November
The two-month time-frame means Madueke is likely to miss at least 11 Arsenal matches, which could increase depending on their Carabao Cup participation too.
That run of games includes a trip at Newcastle in the Premier League on Sunday and Champions League matches against Olympiacos (October 1), Atletico Madrid (October 21) and Slavia Praha (November 4).
On top of that he is set to miss at least one international window with England, which would be next month – while it is currently unlikely that he would feature in November’s too.
Straight after the November international break, Arsenal have a mammoth week which sees them host eternal rivals Tottenham (November 23) in the Premier League before entertaining Bayern Munich (November 26) in the Champions League. They then round that out with a trip to London foes Chelsea (November 30) in the Premier League.
Arteta is holding a press conference on Tuesday afternoon ahead of their Carabao Cup third-round tie at Port Vale on Wednesday and will be expected to provide an update on Madueke then.
