Arsenal's Martin Ødegaard out ‘for a while' with ankle injury
Arteta pleased with Arsenal's reaction to injury difficulty (0:52)
Mikel Arteta admires his Arsenal side for their North London derby win without captain Martin Odegaard or suspended Declan Rice. (0:52)
Sep 18, 2024, 02:38 PM ET
Toolbox captain Martin Ødegaard will be out “for a while” after suffering a substantial ankle injury while betting Norway recently, supervisor Mikel Arteta stated on Wednesday.
The 25-year-old hobbled off throughout his nation's Nations League defeat of Austria in Oslo on Sept. 9 and went back to London on crutches.
Ødegaard missed out on Sunday's North London derby versus Tottenham Hotspur and Arteta offered an upgrade ahead of Arsenal's opening Champions League video game versus Atalanta in Bergamo on Thursday.
“The scans revealed that he's got some damage specifically on among the ligaments in the ankle,” stated the Spaniard.
“It's something rather substantial so we're going to lose him for a while.”
Arteta, whose side are 2nd in the league and 2 points behind Manchester City, stated he hoped it would not be months “however let's see.”
Ødegaard has actually ended up being a crucial gamer for Arsenal, missing out on just a handful of video games over the last 3 seasons, and a prolonged lack will come as a big blow.
“He's our captain. He's been among the greatest and finest gamers in our group,” continued Arteta.
“Our identity is really connected to how he plays and acts. It's a huge test for the group to see how able we are to reveal a various face.”
Norway coach Stale Solbakken informed VG paper he had actually been completely upgraded about the injury and was “getting ready for a life without Martin.”
“We need to take it week by week and day by day. Some kinds of damage go quicker and some go slower,” he stated.
