Arsenal ahead Bukayo Saka took to social media to ship an encouraging replace from his hospital mattress following surgical procedure on his injured hamstring.
The 23-year-old winger pulled up throughout Arsenal’s 5-1 victory over Crystal Palace earlier than Christmas, limping on to the group coach with the assistance of crutches. The membership’s medical workers initially feared that Saka’s hamstring had fully indifferent from the bone, an harm which might have dominated him out for the remainder of the season.
Nevertheless, scans confirmed that the muscle had been torn. Mikel Arteta has subsequently confirmed that Saka shall be out for “greater than two months” and underwent surgical procedure earlier this week.
After a profitable operation, Saka commented in public for the primary time since his harm, posting an uplifting message on Instagram which learn: “The bulk see obstacles, however few see the alternatives. Restoration has begun and I am coming again stronger! Thanks all in your messages”
That is the primary critical harm of Saka’s senior profession. The extremely sturdy ahead missed round a month of motion between October and November with the same muscular subject however had by no means beforehand sat out greater than 18 days because of health issues.
Since breaking into Arsenal’s first group through the 2019/20 marketing campaign, Saka has racked up 250 appearances for his boyhood membership. The Hale Finish academy graduate turned the third-youngest participant in Arsenal historical past to succeed in that milestone, trailing solely Cesc Fabregas and David O’Leary.
The Gunners have been linked with a number of gamers as an emergency substitute for his or her talismanic winger, most notably Wolverhampton Wanderers star Matheus Cunha, however whether or not any transfer may be agreed within the all the time testing January window stays to be seen.
