Arsenal will be without defender Takehiro Tomiyasu for the start of their Premier League campaign as the Japan international will be out for weeks with a knee injury, manager Mikel Arteta said on Sunday. “I think it will take weeks on that one unfortunately,” Arteta told reporters of Tomiyasu’s injury. "Mikel reflects on our Emirates Cup success — Arsenal August …
Arsenal have announced defender Takehiro Tomiyasu will miss the rest of the season with a serious knee injury. Tomiyasu limped off in the ninth minute of the Gunners' Europa League loss against Sporting Lisbon last Thursday. The club said in a statement on their website: 'Following his substitution during last Thursday’s Europa League match, subsequent assessments have confirmed that Takehiro …