Arsenal blow as star could now miss around 8 weeks of action following development – report | OneFootball

Arsenal defender Ben White has undergone a knee procedure for an injury he has been managing for the past 18 months, according to AFC AMDEN.

The Arsenal account, who is famous for breaking news about the North London club on social media and is followed by the likes of Kaya Kaynak, Simon Collings, Charles Watt and Sami Mokbel on X (formerly Twitter), has claimed that the initial prognosis is around eight weeks out, but it could be a couple either side.

Scout and Gunners insider Con Harrison initially provided a similar update earlier in the day, and AFC AMDEN has further shed light on the issue.

Arsenal are expected to officially announce that White has been operated on, and it is a huge blow for manager Mikel Arteta given how influential and reliable the Englishman has been since joining the club.

The 27-year-old has played 145 games for Arsenal since joining in the summer of 2021, and it first emerged back in March that he had been carrying a knee problem for much of the 2023-24 campaign.

White has played at both centre-back and right-back so far this term, and Arteta and the fans will be praying he returns sooner rather than later.

Injuries have dealt a massive blow on the title chances of Arsenal this term, with Martin Odegaard only recently returning to full fitness.

The Gunners struggled without the Norway international midfielder, losing three games and drawing another three across all competitions in his absence, and losing White for a while following a surgery is bad news.