Gabriel Jesus has sent a message to Arsenal fans after undergoing successful surgery following his knee injury. The Gunners striker suffered a medial cruciate ligament injury during Brazil's final Group G fixture against Cameroon and has since been ruled out of the remainder of the World Cup.
Jesus was initially expected to miss three to four weeks of action, but reports in Brazil later claimed his injury could be much worse. The forward has returned to London Colney and now looks set to be out for a number of weeks with the typical recovery time for an MCL injury taking 10 to 12 weeks.
This would see Jesus return to action in February next year, missing Premier League clashes against Manchester City, Manchester United and Tottenham. Arsenal have since released a statement on Jesus' health as the Brazilian begins his rehabilitation.
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The 25-year-old posted an update on his health following the operation in which he sent a positive message to Arsenal fans. Posting on his Instagram story, Jesus wrote: "God is wonderful *pray emoji* *raised hands emoji* *love heart emoji*. I will be back stronger *flexed arm emoji*."
It remains to be seen whether the Gunners will dip into the January transfer market to sign a short-term replacement, having been linked with Mykhaylo Mudryk and Joao Felix. Eddie Nketiah may be handed a run of games in the starting lineup under Mikel Arteta as Arsenal continue to prepare for their Premier League season to resume, with a clash against West Ham at the Emirates Stadium next up on Boxing Day,
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