Arsenal supervisor Mikel Arteta is “unconvinced” that Thomas Partey will return from harm earlier than the season’s finish.
The Ghana worldwide suffered a thigh harm in final Monday’s 3-0 defeat to Crystal Palace and was later dominated out of the weekend’s dwelling defeat to Brighton & Hove Albion.
Partey has subsequently had extra analysis for his harm, and Arteta has revealed that the previous Atletico Madrid star is unlikely to return earlier than the season concludes.
Talking to reporters forward of Saturday’s Premier League conflict with Southampton, Arteta stated: “The information we received after having one other evaluation, they aren’t nice.
“It is not wanting constructive, his availability this season. We’ll have to attend and see, he is making an attempt to get again as shortly as potential however in the meanwhile, we’re not very optimistic about it.”
Arteta additionally expects Alexandre Lacazette to be accessible for the match towards Southampton, after the Arsenal captain missed coaching earlier this week because of “personal issues.”