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More trouble for Wenger as Arsenal star Santi Cazorla has been ruled out of the season

By Oyekanmi Mubarak Gbolahan 2/26/2017 11:17:00 AM Leave a Comment

More trouble for Wenger as Arsenal star Santi Cazorla has been ruled out of the season

UPDATED: 3 DAYS AGO

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has been hit with a blow as one of his star players Santi Cazorla has been ruled out for the rest of the season due to severe ankle injury.

The Spaniard has not played any game for the Gunners since October 2016, and he was expected back in March 2017, but he has now suffered another setback which will require additional operation.

Arsenal star Santi Cazorla

Arsene Wenger has said in January 2017 that the midfielder was near recovery, but Cazorla will be not be part of the Gunners' squad again this term.

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''Santi is far from starting to run again. He had a little procedure and we have a meeting with the medical people today to see what it really was.

More trouble for Wenger as Arsenal star Santi Cazorla has been ruled out of the season

''Certainly he will not be available in the next six weeks, that is for sure.

''Will he play again this season? I don't think so because once you start to go outside, you have to count six weeks' preparation and at the moment he is not at that level,'' Wenger explained

Arsenal presently occupy fourth position on the Premier League standings with 50 points after 25 games played this term. and the Gunners are 10 points behind leaders Chelsea.