Theo Walcott is out of Arsenal's trip to Newcastle this weekend after locking his knee during Arsenal training. He will also miss England's Under-21s game against Norway in a friendly.
The England winger, 20 on Monday, has just returned from three months out with a shoulder injury. But Wenger said: “The bad news for us is that Walcott got injured today in training.
“He has a scan on his knee today. We are a bit surprised and worried. He was in good form coming back.
“I won’t say he’s out for the season but he’s out of our game at Newcastle and for England. He will have a scan and we will know more later about how long he will be out.”
It is a massive blow for Arsenal who have suffered from a succession of injuries this season, with the news clouding the draw for the quarter-finals of the Champions League, which acted favourably for Arsenal, with a tie against the Spaniards of Villarreal.
Arsenal met Villarreal on their way to the final, in 2006, beating them 1-0 over two-legs in the semi-final before losing to fellow Spaniards Barcelona in the final in Spain.
Of the draw Wenger said: “It’s 50 50; Villarreal we know, maybe it’s good to play the first leg away from home but it will depend on the quality of our performance and who is available, because many players go away on international duty and we don’t know how they come back.”
Regarding another quarter-final, that pits Chelsea and Liverpool together for the fourth year in succession, Wenger added: “Chelsea and Liverpool is 50-50 as well. It’s down to one goal or half a goal sometimes, so it is very open.”
Regarding the alleged incident involving captain Cesc Fabregas and Brian Horton, the Hull assistant manager on Monday, Wenger was still firmly behind his player today. Hull manager Phil Brown claimed Fabregas, recovering from injury, spat at the feet of Horton.
“I have spoken to Cesc and he denies categorically what has been asserted by Hull and we are open to any investigation from the FA and will co-operate fully.” (telegraph)
The England winger, 20 on Monday, has just returned from three months out with a shoulder injury. But Wenger said: “The bad news for us is that Walcott got injured today in training.
“He has a scan on his knee today. We are a bit surprised and worried. He was in good form coming back.
“I won’t say he’s out for the season but he’s out of our game at Newcastle and for England. He will have a scan and we will know more later about how long he will be out.”
It is a massive blow for Arsenal who have suffered from a succession of injuries this season, with the news clouding the draw for the quarter-finals of the Champions League, which acted favourably for Arsenal, with a tie against the Spaniards of Villarreal.
Arsenal met Villarreal on their way to the final, in 2006, beating them 1-0 over two-legs in the semi-final before losing to fellow Spaniards Barcelona in the final in Spain.
Of the draw Wenger said: “It’s 50 50; Villarreal we know, maybe it’s good to play the first leg away from home but it will depend on the quality of our performance and who is available, because many players go away on international duty and we don’t know how they come back.”
Regarding another quarter-final, that pits Chelsea and Liverpool together for the fourth year in succession, Wenger added: “Chelsea and Liverpool is 50-50 as well. It’s down to one goal or half a goal sometimes, so it is very open.”
Regarding the alleged incident involving captain Cesc Fabregas and Brian Horton, the Hull assistant manager on Monday, Wenger was still firmly behind his player today. Hull manager Phil Brown claimed Fabregas, recovering from injury, spat at the feet of Horton.
“I have spoken to Cesc and he denies categorically what has been asserted by Hull and we are open to any investigation from the FA and will co-operate fully.” (telegraph)
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