Arsenal to battle Liverpool for £35m Takehiro Tomiyasu replacement as David Raya warning sent
Arsenal's high of their comeback win over Luton Town to go five points clear at the top of the Premier League was quickly brought back down to real life yesterday following confirmation of the severity of Takehiro Tomiyasu's injury.
The defender missed the win at Kenilworth Road due to a calf injury before Mikel Arteta confirmed that his setback was not good. «We had a scan and it’s not good news,» the Gunners boss said. «He’s got an injury in his calf and he’s going to be out for a while I think.»
Here's a look at the biggest talking points ahead of another busy day forArsenal, including the latest of Tomiyasu's setback.
Takehiro Tomiyasu faces four to six weeks on the sidelines with his latest calf injury, football.london understands. The Japan international came off in the closing stages of Arsenal's 2-1 win over Wolves.
Since then though Tomiyasu has been for a scan which revealed he has suffered a more serious calf problem than initially hoped. Speaking after Arsenal's dramatic 4-3 win over Luton Arteta admitted that he was likely to be out for an extended period.
«We had a scan and it’s not good news,» Arteta said. «He’s got an injury in his calf and he’s going to be out for a while I think.»
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football.london can now reveal that he is unlikely to return for the Gunners in 2023, although there is some hope that he could be back before then if his rehab progresses positively. It is the latest in a long line of injuries for Tomiyasu whose time at Arsenal has been marred by spells on the sidelines.
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