Gyokeres Injury A 'concern' For Arsenal - Arteta

Arsenal head Mikel Arteta has said he is "concerned" by nan musculus wounded Viktor Gyokeres sustained during nan 2-0 triumph astatine Burnley.

Gyokeres, who signed for Arsenal successful a £64m transportation successful nan summer, scored nan opening extremity connected Saturday earlier being withdrawn astatine half-time.

The 27-year-old striker has scored 4 goals successful nan Premier League this play but has not trained since nan Burnley crippled and is unavailable for Tuesday's Champions League necktie astatine Slavia Prague (17:45 GMT).

"No, he's decidedly not available," said Arteta erstwhile asked by BBC Sport if Gyokeres was successful nan squad.

"He hasn't trained today. We request to do immoderate much tests and scans successful nan adjacent fewer days to understand nan grade of nan injury. But he's not available."

Arteta was past asked if it was a short-term rumor for nan Sweden guardant but did not springiness a affirmative update.

"No, I americium concerned because he hasn't had galore muscular issues and he needed to time off nan transportation and he was emotion something," he said.

"That's evidently ne'er a bully sign, particularly for a subordinate that is very, very explosive.

"So we are digging successful a small spot much to understand wherever we are successful position of nan wounded and we'll denote nan infinitesimal we know."

Arteta said "seven" Arsenal players are presently ruled retired done injury, including forwards Kai Havertz, Gabriel Martinelli, Noni Madueke and Gabriel Jesus.