Arteta worried about Gyokeres injury, ex-Sporting star | OneFootball

Viktor Gyokeres was injured in the match against Burnley last weekend, and now he will miss Arsenal's match against Slavia in Prague for the Champions League. The information was confirmed by Mikel Arteta himself, in the pre-match press conference.

"He is definitely not available. He didn’t train today and we need to do a few more tests and scans in the coming days to understand the extent of the injury, but for this game he is not available," the coach told the British press.

"I’m concerned, because he hasn’t had many muscle problems and had to leave the field. He was feeling something and that is obviously never a good sign. Especially for a player who is very, very explosive, so we are investigating a bit more to understand the severity of the injury and will announce more when we know," added the Arsenal coach, who will not be able to count on the former Sporting player in the prestigious competition.

"Obviously, he was very disappointed after the game with what he felt, but that’s part of football. In the end, if you expect a linear path, with everything going up, that’s not going to happen. If he has something to deal with, we will help him through it. He was in a very good moment, in great form, he is very important for the team, but tomorrow we won’t have him, so that’s it," he emphasized.

The truth is that, besides Gyokeres, Arteta will also be without Zubimendi, who is out due to suspension. Declan Rice is also at risk of missing the match against Bayern due to yellow card accumulation: "That goes along with Zubi’s situation. We know Zubi also had two yellow cards, so that’s how the competition works. At some point, you can lose players in crucial games. Obviously, we’ll try to avoid that as much as possible, but it’s part of the competition."

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