Injured Arsenal star to miss at least 2 weeks
Injured Arsenal star to miss at least 2 weeks Eberechi Eze is set to be out of action through injury for at least two weeks, but Arsenal are planning further scans to determine if he’ll need longer on the sidelines. Photo by Warren Little/Getty Images John Cross reports for the Mirror that there’s a clear expectation that Eberechi Eze will be out for two weeks, but thanks to the international break he may not miss any Arsenal matches. He’s already pulled out of England’s games against Uruguay and Japan.
The midfielder will undergo a scan on the injury this week, and Cross adds that it’s clearly worse than first thought. But Arsenal haven’t put a timeline on things beyond the first two weeks, as they need the results of this scan to make a decision. Photo by Justin Setterfield/Getty Images Arsenal return to action with an FA Cup match against Southampton on April 4th, but that will be followed by the Champions League quarter-final first leg and a must-win Premier League game at home to Bournemouth.
If Eze’s fitness is still uncertain ahead of the FA Cup match, it wouldn’t be a surprise to see Mikel Arteta rotating and using backups for that game, to avoid taking risks ahead of the remainder of a tricky April. Even after the Champions League quarter-final, Arsenal have to play Manchester City away and Newcastle United at home, two more big games. There’s little point risking an injured player for a lower-league cup clash and then losing them for that run.
Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images Eze has scored nine goals and assisted six in his first 41 games for Arsenal, and he scored the best of the lot against Bayer Leverkusen to put the Gunners into the Champions League quarter-finals. Unfortunately, that result was ultimately marred by the injury that kept Eze out of the League Cup final. All Arsenal fans can do now is hope that the scans bring good news.