Jesus Disillusioned

Arsenal have not registered Gabriel Jesus for the Champions League qualifying round after confirming defender Cristhian Mosquera has suffered a serious ankle injury.

Jesus cannot return this season.

This is a heavy blow to the Brazilian striker's ambitions, just as he is getting closer to his return after nearly a year of treatment for a knee ligament injury.

Jesus suffered an ACL injury in January and has not played for Arsenal since. Recent signs of recovery, including an internal friendly and an appearance for the Under-21s last week, suggest he is close to a return. Manager Mikel Arteta has even insisted that Jesus is training well and is a big addition to the squad.

At the same time, Cristhian Mosquera was injured and had to join Gabriel Magalhaes and William Saliba on the injured list. Arteta said the young defender would be out for several weeks, significantly longer than expected.

Football London reported that Arsenal were considering new UEFA regulations allowing long-term injured players to be replaced before the sixth round of matches. But the deadline passed before the trip to Club Brugge in the early hours of December 11, and the London club decided not to add Jesus.

While the defense is in crisis, Arsenal also had to swallow the bitter pill of losing 1-2 to Aston Villa in injury time last weekend, after an 18-match unbeaten streak. Arsenal still leads the Champions League group and has 3 remaining matches against Club Brugge, Inter Milan and Kairat. In between is a tight schedule in the Premier League, from Wolves, Everton to Liverpool and MU.

Source: https://znews.vn/jesus-vo-mong-post1609629.html