Arizona Tribune - Arsenal's Odegaard faces lengthy injury absence

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Arsenal's Odegaard faces lengthy injury absence / Photo: BENJAMIN CREMEL - AFP/File

Arsenal's Odegaard faces lengthy injury absence

SPORTS 18.09.2024

Arsenal captain Martin Odegaard will be out "for a while" with an ankle injury he suffered on international duty with Norway, manager Mikel Arteta said on Wednesday.

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Odegaard twisted his ankle in Norway's Nations League match against Austria earlier this month.

His national team doctor had suggested he would be sidelined for a "minimum of three weeks".

"After everything was scanned, they showed that there was some damage, especially in one of the ligaments in the ankle so we're going to miss him," Arteta told reporters ahead of Arsenal's Champions League opener against Atalanta on Thursday.

"I don't want to (put a timeframe on it) because I am not a doctor but it is something quite significant so we're going to lose him for a while -- hopefully not months, but let's see."

Arsenal, Premier League runners-up last season, visit reigning champions Manchester City on Sunday.

The Gunners beat local rivals Tottenham 1-0 last weekend to sit second in the early Premier League table, two points behind Man City.

F.Ramirez--AT

Arizona Tribune - Arsenal's Odegaard faces lengthy injury absence

Arsenal's Odegaard faces lengthy injury absence

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