Arsenal captain Mikel Arteta will be out for the next three months after having a “successful” operation on the left ankle that has kept him sidelined since late November, the club said yesterday.
Arsenal will also be without France international defender Mathieu Debuchy until April following surgery on the shoulder he injured against Stoke City last weekend.
Spanish midfielder Arteta had a bony spur removed and in a statement on their website, Arsenal said: “The procedure went well and Mikel will now begin a period of rehabilitation which is expected to last approximately three months.”
Meanwhile, Legia Warsaw’s teenage defensive midfielder Krystian Bielik is to undergo a medical at Arsenal.
“I’m going to London to make my dream come true. I hope that soon I’ll became Arsenal’s player,” Bielik said.
Bielik, 17, signed for Legia from their arch rivals Lech Poznan last July.
He has made six appearances in all competitions for the capital club this season.