Premier League side Arsenal will be without Frenchman Olivier Giroud for four months after the striker underwent surgery on Wednesday.
The 27-year-old picked up a knock in the final seconds of his side’s 2-2 draw with Everton on the weekend, and the club confirmed the extent of the injury in a statement released on their official website: “Olivier Giroud has undergone successful surgery to repair a small fracture to his left tibia.
“Scans following Saturday’s match at Everton confirmed the injury and after specialist opinions in the following days, the decision was taken to have surgery in London on Wednesday afternoon.
“Olivier is expected to return to action in approximately four months.”
Following his frontman’s injury and subsequent lay-off, Arsene Wenger has denied that the club will rush into purchasing a new forward before the end of the transfer window this week, saying there are a number of players in his squad that can cover that position.
"We will try to look around but we want quality and we have quality," said the Arsenal boss.
"I bought Sanchez to be a striker and I think Walcott can be a good striker as well.
"Sanogo can be a good striker, Podolski can play there and Campbell if you ask what he is, he's a striker. They are players of quality and we will see.
“I believe you cannot everytime buy when a player is injured," he added.
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