Mikel Arteta has confirmed that Ben White will be out for months in latest injury setback ahead of Arsenal’s match against Nottingham Forest.
The right-back had been playing through pain in recent weeks after suffering a knee injury earlier in the season.
Speaking ahead of the game on the weekend, Mikel Arteta confirmed the setback, revealing that the player’s knee issue was not improving, leaving him with no choice but to go for the surgery. He added that White is now expected to miss months of football in recovery.
He said (via ESPN):
“Ben is going to be out for months. It’s been different kinds of struggles. It’s never been the same thing.”
“It’s not been improving. It got to a point a where we have to protect the player and let him have surgery. Unfortunately, it’s going to be a few months. We have to see how he reacts post-surgery.”
