Arsenal captain Martin Odegaard may very well be sidelined for various weeks after sustaining a nasty-looking ankle damage on worldwide responsibility.
The 25-year-old was hauled off within the second half of Norway’s 2-1 win at house to Austria within the Nations League on Monday night time, having twisted his ankle at an alarming angle when competing with Christoph Baumgartner for a unfastened ball.
Odegaard was substituted after receiving therapy for a number of minutes, and Norway supervisor Stale Solbakken admitted the damage did not look good after the sport: “It seemed dangerous within the dressing room as nicely.
“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 may well prove 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 are going to see all through the night and tomorrow what occurs subsequent and what we’ll do about it.
“Ankle sprains are tough to take care of right away, so we nearly should see how issues go ahead.
“We are going to look at him after we are again on the lodge. Perhaps we use ultrasound to take a look at it. If we’re not sure, there can be an MRI tomorrow.”
Information of Odegaard’s damage 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 tricky 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 season signing Mikel Merino is out with a shoulder downside.
