Arsenal Suffers Setback Due To Jesus’ Absence

By Sola Omoniyi Lagos

Brazilian striker Gabriel Jesus will miss the start of the new Premier League season after undergoing a minor procedure.

This is according to Arsenal manager, Mikel Arteta who announced on Wednesday, August 2.

Jesus missed three months of last season after sustaining a knee injury during the World Cup after impressing following his arrival from Manchester City.

Arsenal will face Premier Regular champions Manchester City in the Community Shield at Wembley on Sunday before opening the regular season at home against Chelsea.

“Unfortunately, he had a little procedure this morning,” Arteta revealed after Arsenal’s penalty shootout triumph against Monaco in a pre-season friendly.

“He had some discomfort in his knee that was causing some issues, and they had to go in and resolve it.” It’s nothing catastrophic, but he’ll be gone for a few weeks, I believe.”It’s a significant blow because he was back to his best, especially the way he played against Barcelona, and he was in good shape, and we lost him.”