Saka was replaced by Trossar in 24 minutes after complaining of a hamstring injury in the 17th round of the English Premier League (EPL) away to Crystal Palace (5-1 win).
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta updated the status of the Arsenal ace winger with the news of Saka's injury and surgery shortly after his unbeaten eight league games (5 wins and 3 draws) with a 1-0 win over Ipswich Town on the 28th.
According to Arteta, Saka is inevitably absent for more than two months. Arteta said, `I tend to leave all the decisions to the doctor or myself. But Bukayo had the procedure, and everything went well, but unfortunately he will be out for a few weeks, a lot of weeks." "'Very many weeks' because I think it's going to be more than two months." We don't know how much longer it will be," he said, signaling a long-term injury. "The recovery period depends on how quickly the scar tissue will begin to heal and how much movement will be in the first week or so. I think we'll have to wait and see. It's hard to say the exact timing of his return", he explained.
Arteta then said, `We have to play as a team. That is our team's ability. "Our strength is that it is a team of players who score 20 to 30 goals together," he said, expecting the power of the "team" that is unwavering despite Saka's absence, who scored nine goals and 13 assists in 14 games this season.
Saka will immediately play against Brantford on the 1st, away from Brighton on the 4th, away from home to the semifinals against Newcastle in the Carabao Cup on the 7th, home to the FA Cup against Manchester United on the 12th, home to Tottenham in the league on the 15th, home to Aston Villa on the 18th, home to European Champions League Dynamo Zagreb on the 22nd, away to Wolverhampton on the 25th, away to European Champions League Girona on the 29th, away to Manchester City on February 2nd, home to the league against Newcastle in the Carabao Cup on February 5th, away to Leicester City.
Saka's injury could be a fatal blow to Arsenal (36 points), who are six points clear of leading Liverpool (42 points), but it could also be an opportunity to give Arteta a boost in the January transfer market. As the absence of a center forward has been pointed out as a chronic problem, expectations for Arsenal's reinforcement of the attack are also growing. The names of numerous offensive players are going up and down, including Sporting Lisbon's Viktor Gyockeres, Lille's Jonathan David, Napoli's Viktor Osimhen, Frankfurt's Omar Marmusi, Wolverhampton's Matheus Cunha and Paris Saint-Germain's Randall Colomuagena. Arteta is also ready. We are ready to do anything if anything happens" expressed his intention to actively engage in the January transfer market.
