The Gunners got their season back on track at the weekend with an impressive win against their London rivals, Chelsea.
The only blemish to come out of that match was the horrible injury suffered by Arsenal right-back Hector Bellerin. And as a result of that, the club has made a reportedly made a decision about what has to be done.
As per reports from Sky Sports, it seems that the Gunners are satisfied with the options that they have right now. And because of that, they will not be delving into the transfer market to find a replacement.
The Gunners already have players who can fill for Bellerin in that position. One of them is the experienced Stephan Lichtsteiner and the other is youngster Ainsley Maitland-Niles. Of course, one of the lesser mentioned options that Arsenal have is long-serving player Carl Jenkinson.
Fans might be thinking that the club will be dipping their hand into the market to sign someone, but the club seems to have a different way of going about things.
Bellerin snapped a ligament in his left leg and the indications are that he is about to miss anywhere between six and nine months. This is terrible news for the club as the Spaniard is one of the most important members of the Arsenal side and is integral to the way Unai Emery likes to play.
According to Express, this is what Emery had to say about the injury:
“It is his knee and the first prediction is it is an important [bad] injury,” Emery said. We have to wait until tomorrow, but first impressions are not positive.”
This gives Arsenal the chance to try other players in that position and Emery will be hoping that the internal solutions he has will work out.
Losing a player like Bellerin is a big blow for the Gunners but they will not have much time to think about it. With an important FA Cup game against Manchester United coming up, it is up to the team to show that they are ready for any kind of challenge.
