listed here are fears that Arsenal summer season signing Jurrien Timber is ready for a big spell on the sidelines after being pressured off in Saturday’s victory over Nottingham Forest.
Timber joined the Gunners from Ajax in a £38.5million deal this summer season and impressed in pre-season, however noticed his Premier League debut curtailed by a knee injury simply after half-time throughout his aspect’s 2-1 win at the Emirates Stadium.
The Dutchman was initially damage making a problem shortly earlier than the interval however after receiving therapy was given the nod to return after the break, solely to go down once more and this time get replaced by Takehiro Tomiyasu.
Timber is constant to be assessed because the membership wait to find the extent of the issue however a prolonged absence could be a big blow to Mikel Arteta’s plans even at this early stage of the 22-year-old’s Gunners profession.
“Further to his substitution during our match against Nottingham Forest on Saturday, Jurrien Timber has received extensive assessments and scans which have confirmed he has sustained an injury to his right knee,” Arsenal stated in a press release on Monday night time.
“Jurrien will undergo a further detailed assessment and review with a consultant in the coming days to assess the full extent of the injury, in order to determine the next steps. A further update will be provided in due course. Everyone at the club will be focused on supporting Jurrien at this time.”
The defender’s potential to play throughout the again 4 is seen as a key ingredient of Arsenal’s improved squad depth this time period, Timber having began at left-back in opposition to Forest regardless of taking part in extra generally both at centre-back or right-back for Ajax and the Dutch nationwide aspect.
Oleksandr Zinchenko, Arsenal’s first-choice left-back, is now injury-free however missed the whole lot of pre-season and it stays to be seen whether or not the Ukrainian is deemed prepared to begin away at Crystal Palace subsequent Monday.
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