Arsenal handed major injury blow as timeline of captain Martin Odegaard’s recovery

Arsenal captain Martin Odegaard is expected to be sidelined for a further four weeks with knee ligament damage. 

Odegaard, 26, was forced off in the 30th minute of Arsenal’s 2-0 win over West Ham before the international break.

The Norwegian sustained the injury in a clash with Crysencio Summerville in what manager Mikel Arteta described as a ‘knee on knee’ collision.

Arsenal did not initially disclose the timeframe for the midfielder’s recovery, only confirming that he had done damage to the medial collateral ligament in his left knee.

But it has now been reported by BBC Sport that he will be out until the end of the next set of international fixtures in mid-November.

It means that Odegaard will likely miss four Premier League fixtures and a further two in the Champions League. 

More to follow.