Martin Odegaard sustains brutal ankle harm forward of powerful Arsenal schedule
Arsenal captain Martin Odegaard may very well be sidelined for plenty of weeks after sustaining a nasty-looking ankle harm on worldwide obligation.
The 25-year-old was hauled off within the second half of Norway’s 2-1 win at residence to Austria within the Nations League on Monday evening, having twisted his ankle at an alarming angle when competing with Christoph Baumgartner for a unfastened ball.
Odegaard was substituted after receiving remedy for a number of minutes, and Norway supervisor Stale Solbakken admitted the harm did not look good after the sport: “It appeared unhealthy within the dressing room as effectively.
“I noticed he was sitting with the physiotherapists round him however he had no likelihood to proceed and we all know it was an ankle sprain.
“Sure, it is a sprain, and as these of us who had performed soccer know, with luck it might end up OK if the ligaments aren’t torn.
“I am probably not certain that [Mikel] Arteta will name me tonight to reward me.”
Norway workforce physician Ola Sand added: “He received a small ankle sprain. We’ll see all through the night and tomorrow what occurs subsequent and what we’ll do about it.
“Ankle sprains are troublesome to cope with right away, so we virtually should see how issues go ahead.
“We’ll study him once we are again on the lodge. Perhaps we use ultrasound to have a look at it. If we’re not sure, there can be an MRI tomorrow.”
Information of Odegaard’s harm comes as an enormous blow to Arsenal, who’ve a difficult run of fixtures on the horizon.
They return to Premier League motion on Sunday away at north London rivals Tottenham Hotspur. Mikel Arteta’s aspect then journey to Atalanta within the Champions League after which end a troublesome three-game away stretch with a visit to title rivals Manchester Metropolis.
The Gunners are already with out key midfielder Declan Rice for the journey to Spurs because of suspension, whereas summer time signing Mikel Merino is out with a shoulder drawback.
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