Van Persie ruled out for the rest of the season?

Our rotten luck with injuries continue as striker Robin van Persie has now been ruled out for 4-5 months, effectively the rest of the season I feel.

The ankle injury he suffered during the international break is more serious than previously suspected. The club this morning released the following statement:

Robin van Persie returned to Arsenal on November 22nd following an ankle injury sustained whilst on international duty with Holland. The injury was expected to keep him out of action for between four and six weeks.

Upon his return, the Arsenal medical team conducted a thorough review of his scans, his early injury management and the treatment he had received. Having scrutinised these in detail and assessed the response of his ankle, the Club's medical team concluded that further investigation and opinion was required.

Advice was sought from the leading ankle specialist Mr Niek van Dijk, who confirmed that more extensive damage had been suffered than was first diagnosed. In order to repair his ankle, Robin will undergo surgery next week in Amsterdam to reconstruct the ligaments. The Club's medical team anticipate that a full recovery will take between four and five months.

It is a shame as this looked like bring the Dutch international's season, as he was in a rich vein of form before suffering the injury.

However, it reveals how unlucky Robin has been with injuries during his Arsenal career, as he never seems to be able to complete a full season without suffering one major injury.

Nevertheless, it's time to focus on Chelsea, and for Eduardo, Theo Walcott and Nicklas Bendtner to step up to the mark.

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