Ben White, Arsenal’s starting right back, will be out for several months after undergoing knee surgery.
The English player has had to undergo surgery after failing to overcome a series of discomforts that have not allowed him to perform at the highest level.
“We know that Ben is willing to go to the limit, but there comes a point where we have to protect the player and we decided to opt for the operation. He has accepted it and will be out for several months,” Mikel Arteta said this Friday in a press conference. press.
“We have to see how he reacts post-operatively. I don’t expect him to be out for six months, but I can’t tell you how much specifically,” added the Spanish coach.
White is, along with Takehiro Tomiyasu, the only right back on the team, although he was converted from the center back position. In the absence of both, due to the different injuries they have had, Arteta has chosen to put Jurrien Timber in that position, who has performed at a high level after missing the entire last season due to a serious knee injury.