Arsenal have been dealt a severe blow with the news that
Mesut Ozil will be missing for the remainder of 2014.
The midfielder went for an MRI scan on a niggling knee
problem and the German FA confirmed that he will be out for three months.
The 25-year-old didn't train with the national team in
Frankfurt after growing concerns over the complaint.
Ozil has shown no major sign of injury in recent months and
has played nine times this season, scoring once.
'@MesutOzil1088 out for 10-12 weeks with partial lateral
collateral ligament tear in left knee. More to follow... Get well soon!' the
German FA tweeted.
Ozil, signed for £42.5million last year, had drawn criticism
for a number of below-par performances in an Arsenal shirt.
Nevertheless, the news serves to intensify Arsene Wenger's
growing injury trouble just two months into the new season.
Aaron Ramsey, Mathieu Debuchy and Olivier Giroud are all
long term absentees, while Mikel Arteta is also nursing a knock.
It means Ozil will miss three crucial Champions League
fixtures, along with Premier League clashes against Manchester United and - in
all probability - Liverpool.
He looks likely to be out of action for 12 domestic
games.
A statement on the DFB website read: 'The MRI examination
today at National Dr. Hans-Wilhelm Muller-Wohlfahrt in Munich revealed a
partial rupture of the outer band of the left knee joint.
'The treatment is conservative, with six weeks of
immobilisation of the knee joint. Mesut Ozil is likely to be (out for) 10 to 12
weeks.'
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