Arsenal defender Ben White will be ruled out of action for “a few months” as he recovers from surgery, manager Mikel Arteta has revealed.
The 27-year-old full-back started the Gunners’ final game before the international break, the 1-1 draw at Chelsea, completing 90 minutes in his seventh league start of the season.
During the two-week hiatus White underwent what Arsenal called a “minor surgical procedure” on a knee issue, which Arteta has now confirmed will keep him out for the foreseeable future.
“Ben White is going to be out for months, unfortunately,” he said in his pre-match press conference ahead of facing Nottm Forest on Saturday.
“It’s been different kinds of struggles, never the same thing.
“We had to make a decision, it hasn’t been improving in the last few weeks. We know Ben is going to push every boundary, but it got to a point where we had to protect the player.
“We decided to do surgery, he agreed with that and that’s going to keep him out for a few months.
“We have to see how he reacts post-surgery, I don’t expect it to be half a year but I can’t say exactly how long it will be.”
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