Arsenal Suffer Injury Blow After Win Against Southampton

Arsenal have suffered another injury setback as Kai Havertz he been left out of Germany’s 23-man squad for two upcoming international matches in the UEFA Nations League due to a knee problem.

Havertz has been in fine form for Arsenal this term, scoring six goals in 10 appearances across all competitions, including four goals in seven Premier League matches.

He was on target and played the full 90 minutes in the Gunners’ 3-1 comeback victory at home to Southampton on Saturday, equalling a club goalscoring record set by Robin van Persie.

Germany announced on Thursday that Havertz was included in their 23-man squad for Nations League fixtures against Bosnia-Herzegovina on October 11 and the Netherlands on October 14.

However, they have since revealed that the 25-year-old will now miss both fixtures “due to knee problems”.

A statement posed on X read: “Kai Havertz will miss the upcoming international matches against Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Netherlands due to knee problems.”

Germany have confirmed that head coach Julian Nagelsmann has called up Mainz 05 forward Jonathan Burkardt in Havertz’s place.

Havertz has earned a total of 53 caps for his country and has scored 19 goals, including his latest strike in a thumping 5-0 home win over Hungary in Germany’s Nations League opener last month.

This will be a worrying news for Arsenal who are still without captain Martin Odegaard who suffered an ankle injury during the last international break.

The Gunners were without right-backs Ben White and Julien Timber but welcome back Takehiro Tomiyasu who came on against Southampton.