Gabriel Jesus will miss the start of the Premier League marketing campaign after Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta confirmed the ahead has undergone a minor operation.
The Brazil worldwide missed three months of final season after struggling a knee damage on the World Cup.
Jesus impressed following his transfer from Manchester City final summer time however now faces a brief spell on the sidelines after going below the knife after “irritation” with the unique knee situation.
“Unfortunately, he had a little procedure this morning,” Arteta stated after Arsenal’s penalty shoot-out win over Monaco within the Emirates Cup.
“He had some discomfort in his knee that has been causing some issues and they had to go in and resolve it. It is not something major but he looks to be out for a few weeks I think.
“It is a big blow because we had him back to his best, especially the way he played against Barcelona, and he was in good condition and we lost him.
“But he has been feeling some discomfort in the last few weeks and we had to look at it, we had to make a decision and the best one is to protect the player and get him back as quick as possible so we decided to do it.
“It is something related to the previous injury that he had and the surgery. He had some irritation in the knee and we had to get it resolved.”
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