Arsenal right-back Hector Bellerin will be sidelined for four weeks with an ankle injury, Arsene Wenger has said.
Bellerin took a kick to his ankle against Tottenham Hotspur before the international break and had to pull out of Spain’s under-21 squad after it flared up in training.
“Hector is out for about four weeks,” Wenger said. “He was injured in the last 10 seconds against Spurs.”
The injury is a big blow to Arsenal as Bellerin will miss Saturday’s trip to Manchester United and next week’s crucial Champions League game against Paris Saint-Germain.
Wenger also told his news conference on Thursday that Santi Cazorla remains out with an Achilles problem and has yet to resume full training.
“Santi is still out,” he said. “He’s not even out in training yet so I don’t know when he’ll be back.”
Arsenal also have concerns over Alexis Sanchez, who played for Chile on Tuesday despite a minor thigh injury. Wenger said he will not see Sanchez until Friday and will decide then if he can be involved in the squad for the United game.
