The 23-year-old winger was injured during the first half of Arsenal’s 5-1 Premier League victory over Crystal Palace on December 21 and had to use crutches to leave the stadium.
With nine goals and thirteen assists in 24 games across all competitions this season, Saka is a vital member of the Gunners’ squad.
In their first match after Saka’s injury, Arsenal defeated Ipswich 1-0 on Friday night. Arteta, who spoke following the victory that moved them up to second position, disclosed the England international’s expected recovery period.
The manager of the Gunners stated, “He had a procedure.” Although everything went smoothly, he will regrettably be gone for a very long time.
Since I mentioned “several weeks,” I believe it will take more than two months. I am unsure of how much longer.
It will depend on how the scar tissue heals and how mobile it is over the first week or so. It’s really hard to say, let’s see.
However, Raheem Sterling has given Arsenal a much-needed fitness boost, and the forward is anticipated to make a quicker than anticipated comeback.
Arteta had predicted that the 30-year-old Chelsea loanee would miss “weeks” due to a knee injury prior to the game against Ipswich.
Sterling might soon be available for selection again, though, if the issue is not as serious as initially thought.
“Yes, we must observe his development this week,” Arteta continued. We most likely anticipated that the knee injury would take longer than it has in the past several days. We need him, so hopefully that’s good news.
The next game for Arsenal, who are currently six points behind league leaders Liverpool, is a trip to Brentford on New Year’s Day.