Arsenal confirm Jack Wilshere is out for three months

Jack Wilshere has successfully had a surgery on his left ankle and the London club will be without the midfielder for about three months.

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The England international sustained the injury while playing against Manchester United on Saturday in a Barclays Premier League match.

 

According to report on the club website, the 22-year old was assessed by a specialist and was confirmed for an operation which he had in London on Thursday afternoon.

 

Jack will now commence his injury rehabilitation programme with the Arsenal medical team.

 

John Mikel Obi doubtful for Congo tie, will the Super Eagles miss him?

I hear Chelsea midfielder John Obi Mikel has not fully recovered hence may not be fit enough to feature in the make or mar encounter against Congo and South Africa.

The player recently picked up a knee injury in a League Cup clash against Shrewsbury Town on October 28 and has failed to feature for the English club ever since.

Mikel was an unused substitute for Chelsea in premier league 2-1 win over Liverpool at Anfield on Saturday.

Quoting from Dailypost, the Spokesperson for the team, Ben Alaiya said “We know Mikel is just returning from an injury and was listed for Chelsea’s win at the weekend. But just to be sure our medical team will still have a look at him when he arrives,” 

''But we have no fear what so ever over his fitness for the double header.''

Mikel Obi is an important player for the Eagles no doubt, but with the new crop of home-based player gradually making their way into the squad and foreign based, will Nigeria really miss him?

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Arsenal defender Debuchy undergoes surgery, to be out for three months

Arsene Wenger has confirmed that defender Mathiue Debuchy will be out for about three months having had a surgery on his ankle.

The French international injured his ankle during 2-2 against Manchester City at the Emirates and has since then been sidelined.

Gunners manager told the club website on Monday, ''He has had surgery and will be out for three months,'' Wenger said ''A reasonable delay is three months.

''It all went well, but it can be a week or two earlier or a week or two later, but it will be around three months.

''It is a blow of course, how big it will be we will only know afterwards because it will be down to how well we replace him. We bought [Calum] Chambers for that.''

Stoke manager says Osaze Odemwingie will be missed

Stoke City manager Mark Hughes believes the club will miss the services and personality of Nigerian international Osaze Odemwingie after he was side-lined by injury.

 

The manager while speaking to the club reporters confirmed that the player will be out for long and due to a knee injury he sustained during the clubs 1-0 shocker to Manchester City last weekend.

 

''It’s a significant injury and unfortunately it’s a long-term one but Peter has a great attitude to work and life in general – he’s always got a smile on his face – and he’s going to need those qualities. It will be a long road back but we wish him well. - Mark Hughes said.

 

''We’ll miss Peter around the place. He’ll do his rehab here so we’ll see him in the dressing rooms and around the building but we’ll really miss him out on the training field where he’s a big character.

 

 

''By all accounts, allowing the swelling to go down before have the operation allows the knee to recover in a better manner that doing it while there’s still swelling around the problem area.

''He’s going to have to wait a couple of weeks before it’s actually done but once the operation is done we know he will work extremely hard to get back.

 

However, Osaze was not named among the 25-man squad that will prosecute games for the club between now and January which was submitted to the Premier League on Wednesday.

Nigeria will be playing a series of AFCON qualifying matches which will also not see him in action.

Get well @OdemwingieP.

Onazi delighted to be back to training at Lazio after injury woe

''I feel great to be back in full fitness,thank you all for your prayers and support. The best is yet to come.''

Those are the words of Nigeria and Lazio international as he returns to training after suffering and ankle injury during a game against France in Brazil 2014 World Cup.

Onazi who joins the rest of the squad that failed to make it to Portugal pre-season camp in training share a pic of himself on his instagram.

More Trouble for Barcelona as Neymar and Alba suffer injury

Neymar Jr picked up an injury in the Copa del Rey final against Real
Madrid. The player sustained a contusion that caused an edema
in the fourth metatarsal of his left foot.

According to a statement on the club website, the player will begin treatment and will be out of action for four weeks. If Neymar will be able to participate in the last match of the season, against Atlético Madrid, if recovers in the estimated time.

This is Neymar’s second injury this season. He sustained a
tendon sprain in the 1/8 round of the Cup, against Getafe.

Barca left back Jordi Alba was also confirmed to have sustained a muscle tear in the hamstring of his right leg which could see him out for about three to four weeks.

The first team trained at the Ciutat Esportiva, they were joined by
Barça B's Sergi Gómez, Planas, Ié and Bagnack