The attacking midfielder sustained an ankle injury in Norway’s Nations League clash with Austria earlier this month, something that reduced the 25-year-old to tears. Now manager Arteta has revealed the former Real Madrid man will have a spell on the sidelines – but hoped it wasn’t something that would go on for months.
The Spaniard told reporters on Wednesday: “After recent scans the scans showed that he’s got some damage especially on one of the ligaments in the ankle. It’s something quite significant so we’re going to lose him for a while.”