Mohamed Elneny will miss Arsenal's Premier League match with Aston Villa due to a hamstring injury, football.london understands. The injury was sustained during Saturday's clash with Fulham, but the Egyptian carried on to play the full 90 minutes of the game.
The exact extent of the injury is not currently known with Elneny set be scanned over the next 24 hours to determine the length of time he will miss. It is thought that the Gunners will wait to confirm the severity of the Egyptian's absence before rushing to make any decisions in the final few days of the transfer window.
In the short term Arsenal could be bolstered by the return of Oleksandr Zinchenko, who may be in contention to play against Villa. The Ukrainian was subject to a fitness test after Saturday's win over Fulham and only missed the game as a "precautionary measure" after spraining his left knee.
