Arsenal s striker suffered another heavy blow, Havertz s knee injury may lead to emergency recruitment

The Arsenal front crisis continues to intensify. On August 20, German international Havertz suffered a serious knee injury, and the club's medical team is currently evaluating the injury. As Jesus is still recovering for a long time, new aid Jekelais becomes the only healthy regular center in the team.

This is the second consecutive season when Havertz suffered a major injury. In the second half of last season, he missed most games due to a serious hamstring injury, forcing coach Arteta to transform midfielder Merino into a temporary striker, directly weakening the offensive firepower, and eventually causing the team to miss the league championship again.

After taking full pre-season preparation and making a substitute in the first round of the Premier League, Havertz unexpectedly missed Wednesday's public training. After examination, it was confirmed that it was a knee injury. Although the specific time of the onset has not been clarified, the severity of the injury has prompted the club's transfer department to urgently launch the forward line guide plan.

The current Arsenal's forward configuration is in jeopardy: Jesus' return date has not been determined since the cruciate ligament torn in January this year; and if there is any situation in Rutzer Keraish, Merino has to play a guest forward again. This passive situation is obviously not conducive to the championship teams fighting on multiple fronts.

It is worth noting that before this injury incident, the club originally planned to turn its focus on summer windows to players for sale. Six players, including Kiviol and Zinchenko, were included in the saleable list, and although Trosad was on the verge of leaving the team, he unexpectedly received a salary increase and renewal.

If the final decision is made to introduce a new forward, the Gunners may need to raise funds by selling the player. Although the operation of top targets such as Newcastle striker Isaac is extremely difficult, emergency reinforcement of the center position has been put on the agenda.

Ironically, just a few days before the injury, Arteta praised Havertz's physical transformation: "The medical team specifically mentioned that his explosiveness, muscle mass and agility have all achieved amazing improvements. "Now the medical department has had to re-evaluate the German international's injury, and the club's season prospects have added variables.