Arsenal lose important player for upcoming games
Midfielder Odegaard suffers left ankle injury and is expected to be out for three weeks
Arsenal will be without captain Martin Odegaard for at least three weeks after he suffered a left ankle injury during Norway’s Nations League game against Austria on Monday .
The English club has not yet made an official statement on the matter, but the estimated length of his absence was given by the Norwegian team’s doctor, Ola Sand, in an interview with the newspaper “VG”. The player was examined by Arsenal on Tuesday.
The good news is that Odegaard did not appear to have suffered any ankle fractures . The midfielder was carried off the pitch of the match against Austria by members of the Norwegian coaching staff, and left the Ullevaal Stadium on crutches
Odegaard is already a certain absence for Arsenal in this weekend’s derby against Tottenham , in the fourth round of the Premier League . He will also not play against Manchester City, on the 22nd, also in the English Championship. In addition, he will miss the English team’s debut in the Champions League, against Atalanta.
The midfielder was one of Arsenal’s standout performers last season, scoring 11 goals and providing 11 assists in 48 games.
