Mesut Ozil: Arsenal midfielder out with knee injury for up to 12 weeks
The 25-year-old midfielder, who is on international duty with Germany, played 90 minutes in
Arsenal's 2-0 defeat at Chelsea
on Sunday.
But he arrived at the German camp with a problem in his
left knee and an MRI scan in Munich on Wednesday showed damage to the
joint.
The Gunners are already without injured midfielders
Aaron Ramsey
and
Mikel Arteta.
A statement on the German Football Association website
read: "The MRI examination revealed a partial rupture of the outer band
of the left knee joint.
"The treatment is six weeks of immobilisation of the knee joint. Mesut Ozil is likely to be [out for] 10 to 12 weeks."
Ozil complained of a sore knee after the defeat at
Chelsea on Sunday and Arsenal say they advised the German FA of the
situation. The former Real Madrid player has now returned to the Gunners
for further assessment.
"It is too early to say how long Ozil may be out of action," said Arsenal.
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