{"id":7934,"date":"2024-09-18T19:14:18","date_gmt":"2024-09-18T19:14:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/?p=7934"},"modified":"2024-09-18T19:14:18","modified_gmt":"2024-09-18T19:14:18","slug":"martin-odegaard-injury-latest-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/martin-odegaard-injury-latest-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Mikel Arteta Offers Injury Update On Martin Odegaard As Arsenal Captain Ruled Out Of Champions League Opener"},"content":{"rendered":"
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has provided some fresh information on Martin Odegaard’s injury status.<\/strong><\/p>\n Gunners captain Odegaard hobbled off over the international break during Norway’s Nations League<\/a> victory over Austria on 9 September.<\/p>\n The 25-year-old went down holding his left ankle after he was fouled by Christoph Baumgartner during the second half.<\/p>\n Having returned to London for an MRI scan, Odegaard missed his side’s North London derby win over Tottenham at the weekend.<\/p>\n But hopes of the midfielder returning to action soon have been dashed by this latest update.<\/p>\n Mikel Arteta has described Odegaard’s injury as ‘significant’, and confirmed he will miss Thursday’s Champions League<\/a> meeting with Atalanta.<\/p>\n Arteta said: “The scan showed some damage around the ligaments in the ankle so we are going to miss him,<\/p>\n “It’s something quite significant so we are going to lose him for a while. Hopefully not months.”<\/p>\n The injury means not only does Odegaard miss his side’s opening Champions League match, but also the trip to league leaders Manchester City<\/a> on Sunday.<\/p>\n