Arsenal midfielder/forward Kai Havertz missed training on Wednesday, due to what is widely being reported as a serious knee injury. Havertz is set to be sidelined for awhile, but the exact timeline is not known at this time. Because after all, we don’t even know the specificity or severity of the knee injury at this time.
However, the Gunners are already looking to line up an 11th hour of the summer transfer window replacement.
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Currently, Crystal Palace’s Eberechi Eze is the leading candidate. Arsenal had two more notable absentees at training on Wednesday- English defender Ben White (who was withdrawn part of the way through the 1-0 win at Manchester United on opening day) and Danish midfielder Christian Norgaard (who missed the match entirely).
The only thing that Arteta said, in regards to the Norgaard situation: “He had a little issue [that] the medical staff will address. He wasn’t able to play today.”
There was no update on Ben White. And of course, Gabriel Jesus also missed training, as he remains on the sidelines, continuing to work his back from his ACL injury.
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