Arsenal are dealt ‘MAJOR injury blow’ in attack less than a week into the new season – and ‘could be forced back into the transfer market’

Kai Havertz has reportedly suffered another fitness setback in the form of a knee injury that saw him absent from Arsenal’s open training session at the Emirates Stadium on Wednesday morning. 

Havertz, 26, missed the second half of last season after contracting a serious hamstring issue during the Gunners’ mid-season training camp in Dubai. 

According to The Athletic, the German international’s injury is now forcing Mikel Arteta’s side to delve back into the transfer market. 

New signing Viktor Gyokeres is currently the only fit striker available for Arteta to choose from – with Gabriel Jesus a long-term absentee having injured his anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in January. 

Throughout the second half of the 2024-25 campaign, both Mikel Merino and Leandro Trossard operated in central roles up front when Havertz and Jesus were sidelined for lengthy periods. 

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