The decision was reached, following injury spells from majority of his defenders, with the most recent one being Mustafi. Mustafi got injured at the FA Cup semi final fixture against Manchester City, and after undergoing scan tests at the Emirates, the head coach revealed he sprained the tendon of his hamstring. In the coach's words, he said the tendon came off the bone at the hamstring area and this usually takes weeks to heal. The head coach confirmed that this injury makes Mustafi a doubt to feature at the FA Cup final against Chelsea next Saturday, and even more threatening as he may miss the first few weeks of the new 2020/2021 football season.
Arsenal have suffered several injury spells in their defense, with Calum Chambers and Pablo Mari making the list of most recent defenders to go out injured. Pablo Mari obtained his injury against Manchester City, back at the restart of the premier league on June 17th. The player sprained the ligaments of his ankle, and despite having undergone a successful surgery, the player is set to miss the finals and a few matches of the new season. The same news is applicable to Calum Chambers, who suffered an ACL tear on his left knee against Chelsea at the Emirates last season.
All these injuries has created an unbalance in the system of Arsenal, and Mikel Arteta has said he is definitely going to bring in options to fill out those positions for the new season.
William Saliba would feature for Arsenal next season, and he plays as a Centre defender. His presence may limit the number of centre-backs Mikel Arteta would be purchasing this summer.
Arsenal has been linked with Dayot Upamecano, Malang Sarr and Thiago Silva as centre defence options for the new season, but Mikel Arteta may bypass this list and select a world class defender who can fit his system of play well, as he is mandated to qualify Arsenal for the Champions League next season.
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