EPL: Arsenal concerned Smith Rowe sidelined until New Year
There’s concerns Emile Smith Rowe won’t be back for Arsenal until January after undergoing groin surgery.
The Daily Mail says Smith-Rowe could be sidelined until the new year after the Arsenal attacker underwent surgery on his groin.
The 22-year-old has been plagued by injury and illness for much of this year, hampering his progress and playing opportunities.
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After consulting medical staff, he had ‘successful’ surgery in London in the past few days to ‘repair a damaged tendon’.
He now faces a long spell of rehab, with Arsenal hopeful he can return to full training in December.
With the mid-season break for the Qatar World Cup, that would mean the earliest Smith Rowe could feature again would be Boxing Day.
Smith-Rowe’s groin problem has restricted him to only four appearances in all competitions this season.