Premier League injury news: Arsenal’s Odegaard could miss several weeks, says Norway doctor

Arsenal captain Martin Odegaard could face several weeks on the sidelines after injuring his proper ankle throughout Norway’s Nations League victory in opposition to Austria on Monday, in response to the Norwegian group doctor.

Odegaard hobbled off the pitch and was photographed utilizing crutches as he boarded a aircraft again to London the place he underwent additional scans to disclose the extent of the injury.

Arsenal faces north London rival Tottenham Hotspur within the Premier League on Sunday when it can even be with out midfielder Declan Rice who’s suspended.

“Such ankle injuries often take at least three weeks. Anything other than that is just a bonus. And then it can take longer,” medic Ola Sand was quoted as saying by Norway’s VG.

“Ankle injuries are very painful right away. With Martin, it was extremely painful. He became very worried.

“What we have so far obtained from the MRI examination in London is that there is probably no fracture in the ankle. In the event of a fracture, we are talking about being out of action for six weeks plus.”

Odegaard has turn into a talismanic determine at Arsenal and has missed solely a handful of Premier League video games within the final three seasons beneath Mikel Arteta.

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A prolonged absence can be an enormous blow to Arteta particularly as new signing Mikel Merino additionally out with a fractured shoulder.

“His response to the rehabilitation in the next few weeks is the most important,” Sand added. “It will start carefully on the bike, carefully in relation to what he can tolerate from pain. Then you take it gradually.”

After the go to to Tottenham, Arsenal begins its Champions League marketing campaign in opposition to Atalanta subsequent Thursday.