Arsenal’s pre-avant-before options took another hit after Kai Havertz was excluded for potentially the rest of the season with an ischio-injury injury.
The injury of the German striker leaves Arsenal without a attacker recognized in their rank for next month, with his compatriot No9 Gabriel Jesus could not play this season either and the injuries of Gabriel Martinelli and Bukayo Saka exhausting their line Before.
The news of the injury, suffered during training in Dubai, will be particularly poignant by Mikel Arteta and the rest of the Gunners’ hierarchy after trying and omitted to sign an attacker during the January transfer window.
So, to whom will Arteta turn into attack when Arsenal will continue his pursuit of Liverpool in the race for the title of the Premier League?
- Kai Havertz (hamstrings – for the season)
- Bukayo Saka (ischio -legs – in March at the earliest)
- Gabriel Jesus (ACL – Out for the season)
- Gabriel Martinelli (hamstrings – over a month)
- Takehiro Tomiyasu (knee – second surgery)
- Ben White (knee – ready to come back soon)
The pursuit of the failed arsenal striker
It is easy to see why Arsenal was so desperate to get an attacker in January. Jesus, their only “natural” n ° 9 after the departure of Eddie Nketiah last summer, underwent an injury to the anterior crossed ligament, leaving Havertz as their option as a man at the front.
The 25 -year -old has never entirely won over supporters as a central attacking, having scored nine regular goals from the Premier League this season, but there has been the feeling in the last two seasons that Arsenal wanted to add A more natural scorer at their ranks.
The Gunners made a late attempt to win the attacker of Aston Villa Ollie Watkins during the late stages of the window, which was quickly pushed by their Premier League competitors.
Arteta and co -stored against a panic purchase and decided to work with what they had in the building, but now the worst case has happened, leaving them extremely little in advance.
How will Arsenal queue after the injury to Havertz?
Kai Havertz would have been released for the rest of the season.
Arsenal lacks attack options 😬 pic.twitter.com/dtolxeivnr
– B / R Football (@brfootball) February 12, 2025
Not only does Arsenal have no attackers to choose from their team, but they can barely name attackers either.
With Martinelli recently joining Saka on the list of absent until the least March, the only senior options from Arsenal are Leandro TrossardChelsea Lorinee Raheem Sterling And Ethan Nwaneri.
The three could play in advance against Leicester on Saturday, with trossard probably the most experienced in this role of the three having recently presented against Girona.
Nwaneri was named No9 in a potential long term, but the 17 -year -old impressed the most wide this season.
Sterling is no stranger to the central role in his previous time with Manchester City and with 123 goals in the Premier League in his name, seems a strong option on paper.
But the 30 -year -old has not shown his best form since his passage north of London from Chelsea and is behind Nwaneri in the hierarchical order on the right side.
Could young people resolve the crisis before Arsenal?
Tuesday training ✅
📸 The best of another day of transplant in Dubai ⬇️
– Arsenal (@Arsenal) February 11, 2025
Nwaneri and Myles Lewis Skelly have both become regulars of the Arsenal team this season despite their tender age, so are there other end talents who are ready to resolve their attacker’s crisis?
Nathan Butler -YEDEJI was in good shape for the team of under 23 Arsenal this season, marking seven times and providing six assists. The 22 -year -old was linked to the exit door in January, but could now meet in the line before Arsenal.
Another option is Khayon Edwards, Who is more a natural attacker than Butler -Yeji. The 21 -year -old endured a difficult fate with Leyton Orient last season, scoring any goal in seven appearances, but managed seven goals in PL2 this quarter.
If they wanted to throw another 17 -year -old under the spotlight, Andre Harriman-Annous is praised as the next jewel to make a sensation in the first team. He scored six goals and two assists in the Premier League of the U18s and also regular features for the U21. But, of course, the senior team would be a serious step.
Could someone else play in advance?
Havertz is more a midfielder or one winger per job before moving to the central striker under Arteta, so the Spanish boss could do something similar with another member of the team.
This is where Mikel Merino enters the equation. The midfielder was signed by Real Sociedad for 60 million pounds sterling last summer, but has not found his place in the Gunners from XI so far.
A figure more imposing than Trossard, Sterling or Nwaneri, while perhaps having the pressing intensity that Arta Research of Havertz, the Spaniard could finally make run in the team as a surprise attacker.
It would certainly not be ideal, but Arteta is desperate and it could prove to be a stroke of genius if it is a success there.
