Bukayo Saka is ‘set to miss another eight weeks of action’ for Arsenal as he continues his recovery from a serious hamstring injury.
Saka, 23, suffered the injury on December 21 during Arsenal’s 5-1 thrashing of Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park.
He then underwent surgery on December 29, with the recovery period being estimated at between 10 and 12 weeks.
The England winger is not said to have suffered any setbacks and is on schedule to return within the above timeframe from when the injury occurred.
The Sun has reported that could miss ‘another eight weeks’, which would put him in line for a return to action in mid-April.
Given that he had surgery in the final days of December, Saka could return to action at the end of March.
Bukayo Saka is ‘set to miss another eight weeks of action’ for Arsenal as he continues his recovery from a serious hamstring injury
Saka, 23, suffered the injury on December 21 during Arsenal’s 5-1 thrashing of Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park
But due to the serious nature of his hamstring tear, a precise return date for the Gunners’ key man is not yet known.
The news comes amid a raft of other injury worries for Mikel Arteta – with the Spaniard also currently missing Gabriel Jesus, Kai Havertz and Gabriel Martinelli in attack at a key point in the season.
Havertz, 25, is the most recent casualty on the list, having suffered a hamstring injury of his own during the club’s mid-season trip to Dubai.
The German suffered the blow as part of a pressing drill and follows Arsenal’s decision to opt against reinforcements in the January transfer window.
Arteta was already without Jesus for the rest of the season after he suffered a serious injury in the FA Cup against Manchester United in January.
Meanwhile, Jesus’ fellow Brazilian Martinelli could miss up to a month after coming off injured in the second leg of the Carabao Cup semi-final against Newcastle United.
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