{"id":617098,"date":"2022-08-30T07:32:43","date_gmt":"2022-08-30T11:32:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=617098"},"modified":"2022-08-30T07:41:01","modified_gmt":"2022-08-30T11:41:01","slug":"david-ornstein-arsenal-injury-mohamed-elneny","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/08\/30\/david-ornstein-arsenal-injury-mohamed-elneny\/","title":{"rendered":"David Ornstein Gives Arsenal Injury Update as Midfielder Set to Miss &#8216;Considerable Spell&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/08\/29\/fabrizio-romano-arsenal-pedro-neto-yeremy-pino\/\" target=\"_self\">Arsenal<\/a> midfielder Mohamed Elneny will be out for a &#8220;considerable spell&#8221; after picking up an injury in the 2-1 win against <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/08\/28\/atletico-madrid-tottenham-fulham-sergio-reguilon\/\" target=\"_self\">Fulham<\/a>, reports <a href=\"https:\/\/theathletic.com\/3549305\/2022\/08\/30\/mohamed-elneny-injury-arsenal-transfers\/?source=emp_shared_article\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Athletic&#8217;s<\/a> David Ornstein.<\/p>\n<h2>Mohamed Elneny Expected to Miss &#8216;Considerable Spell&#8217; for Arsenal<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udea8 Mohamed Elneny suffered significant injury vs Fulham. Arsenal awaiting full extent but 30yo expected to miss considerable spell. Partey also nursing (relatively minor) muscle issue so <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#AFC<\/a> may look to recruit in midfield. With <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/gunnerblog?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@gunnerblog<\/a> @TheAthleticUK <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8b567oDygj\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/8b567oDygj<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; David Ornstein (@David_Ornstein) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/David_Ornstein\/status\/1564550502100107264?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">August 30, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h3>Light in Midfield<\/h3>\n<p>The 30-year-old picked up the injury during Arsenal&#8217;s 2-1 victory over Fulham, where he played 90 minutes in the absence of Thomas Partey, who was also sidelined with a minor issue.<\/p>\n<p>The Egyptian international recently <a href=\"https:\/\/www.arsenal.com\/mohamed-elneny-signs-new-contract-deal-premier-league-news\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">signed a new deal<\/a> to keep him at the club as a reliable backup midfielder, but Elneny now looks set to miss a large chunk of the season.<\/p>\n<p>Ahead of the closure of the transfer window, Elneny&#8217;s injury may change Arsenal&#8217;s strategy as a new midfielder may be prioritised. A defensive midfielder was already on the radar given Partey&#8217;s poor fitness record, and without Elneny as his understudy, the club may look to recruit in this area.<\/p>\n<p>With Mikel Arteta and Edu Gaspar previously prioritising a winger, as well as being heavily linked with a more attack-minded midfielder in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/sport\/football\/arsenal-transfer-news-tielemans-neto-pino-zaha-b2155012.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Youri Tielemans<\/a> of <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/08\/15\/wesley-fofana-frustrated-leicester-city-chelsea\/\" target=\"_self\">Leicester City<\/a>, these plans may be shelved in favour of signing a number six style player who can replace Partey and Elneny&#8217;s more defensive presence at the base of the Arsenal midfield.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Fair play to Mohamed Elneny. Injury thought to be \u2018significant\u2019 and I assume he probably knew that and played through it after it happened against Fulham. Completed 90mins to help the team. You would struggle to find a more committed player than him. Hats off. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qTJ8TM805X\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/qTJ8TM805X<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Freddie Paxton (@Freddie_Paxton) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Freddie_Paxton\/status\/1564552066693046275?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">August 30, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Should Arsenal not sign a midfielder to replace Elneny before the window shuts, their only option beyond Partey would be 22-year-old Albert Sambi Lokonga, or potentially even playing defender Ben White further up the pitch.<\/p>\n<p>With the club originally targeting a winger, with <a href=\"https:\/\/caughtoffside.substack.com\/p\/when-man-united-will-announce-antony\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pedro Neto and Yeremy Pino linked<\/a>, there may not be enough time or resources to sign all of their targets, and a midfielder may have to replace the potential arrival of another attacker.<\/p>\n<p>An alternative option would be to keep Ainsley Maitland-Niles as extra cover in midfield, who was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.standard.co.uk\/sport\/football\/arsenal-transfer-news-hector-bellerin-ainsley-maitland-niles-b1018828.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">previously set to depart the club<\/a> with several sides interested, but the 25-year-old may not be keen on a backup role with first-team places available elsewhere.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Arsenal midfielder Mohamed Elneny will be out for a &#8220;considerable spell&#8221; after picking up an injury in the 2-1 win against Fulham, reports The Athletic&#8217;s David Ornstein. Mohamed Elneny Expected to Miss &#8216;Considerable Spell&#8217; for Arsenal \ud83d\udea8 Mohamed Elneny suffered significant injury vs Fulham. Arsenal awaiting full extent but 30yo expected to miss considerable spell. 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