Arsenal have confirmed that forward Gabriel Jesus suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) during Sunday’s FA Cup exit to Manchester United.
Manager Mikel Arteta admitted earlier on Tuesday that the injury “didn’t look good” and now his fears have been confirmed.
The Athletic was the first to report. that Jesus suffered a severe tear and the club confirmed that the 27-year-old will undergo surgery in the coming days and will soon begin his recovery and rehabilitation programme.
“We know more now. It doesn’t look good at all. We need to review with another specialist and we will have better information this afternoon,” Arteta told a news conference ahead of Arsenal. Premier League Play with Tottenham.
Asked to confirm whether Jesus had suffered an ACL injury, Arteta said: “I don’t want to confirm anything until the final report this afternoon. We were very worried after the game and Today we are very worried.”
The Arsenal forward Left the pitch in the 40th minute. After a harmless spell with the United captain Bruno Fernandes.
The injury is the opposite of the knee in which he suffered an ACL injury in 2022.
Arteta was asked if Arsenal are now under pressure to sign a replacement for Jesus.
“My answer does not change,” said the Spaniard. “We are actively looking in the market to improve the squad. We always have been. It will not be naive either. We are looking and we are trying, so let’s see what we can do. are
“To recruit a player there are three parties that have to agree to it. I love my players that doesn’t mean we can’t think about improvements. We do it every day and when the market comes. So we have to make sure we have the best resources and capacity to compete the way we want to.”
Jesus has hit goalscoring form recently, scoring his first league goals of the season when he scored a double against Crystal Palace in December, and scored another in the winning over. Brentford New Year’s Day.
He also scored a hat-trick against Palace in the League Cup quarter-final last month.
This is The latest long-term injury Among Arsenal’s starters, along with Bukayo Saka (Hamstring) Takehiro Tomiyasu (knees) and Ben White (Knees) all sit out on the sidelines for long spells.
Ethan Nwaneri And Ricardo Calafiori are also out, both with muscle injuries.
On Calafiori’s injury, Arteta said: “It’s not too much, we need a day or two, [the next] 24 hours becomes really important. We will understand more this afternoon.”
Information from ESPN’s James Ollie and Reuters contributed to this report.