Tottenham new boy Micky van de Ven confirmed his stylish facet by sending a public message to injured Arsenal defender Jurrien Timber on Instagram. The latter is ready to be sidelined for an prolonged interval after it was revealed on Wednesday that he sustained an anterior cruciate ligament damage on his Premier League debut.

Timber was substituted 50 minutes into Arsenal's win over Nottingham Forest final weekend and might want to endure surgical procedure after his damage turned out to be extra critical than initially feared. He is prone to be on the therapy desk for nearly all of this season in a bitter blow for the Gunners, who solely signed the defender from Ajax final month.

The Dutchman took to Instagram to verify the news, saying: "Gutted to share my injury is more serious than expected, especially after the warm welcome I’ve received. I wanted to repay you on the pitch, which will not be possible for the forthcoming period. For now I’ll be supporting our team from the stands of course. Thanks for making me feel at home in such a short period of time."

Numerous fellow Arsenal gamers have been fast to point out their help for Timber, together with the likes of Bukayo Saka and Reiss Nelson. Van de Ven additionally responded to his countryman by posting a coronary heart emoji, with the Tottenham ace placing their north London rivalry to at least one facet within the course of.

Timber has impressed throughout his quick time at Arsenal and performed in various completely different positions all through pre-season. He featured at right-back throughout their tour of the United States and stuffed in for the injured Oleksandr Zinchenko on the left in his first two aggressive matches.

He will play no additional half for the Gunners for the foreseeable future, although, and can seemingly miss each matches in opposition to Tottenham this season. Mikel Arteta steered on Thursday that Arsenal may signal a alternative for Timber on account of his damage setback, with the Spaniard eager on having two high quality gamers in every place.

"To have the injury he has is a huge blow," mentioned Arteta. "It is for the team because we recruited him with clear intentions and what he was bringing to the team was evident and he’s not going to be able to do it this season for us. We have to adapt.

"These issues occur sadly and we've to maneuver on. We are at all times open and we've to be open as nicely to the accidents but in addition to react to the market. I’m extra fascinated by the assets within the staff to do what we need to do, but it surely’s true he was giving us rather a lot on either side."

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