Arsenal defender Kieran Gibbs has been dealt a blow with the news he will miss the rest of the season.
Gunners starlet to have bone graft
Arsenal defender Kieran Gibbs has been dealt a blow with the news he will miss the rest of the season after learning he is to undergo surgery on a foot injury.
The promising full-back suffered a depressed open fracture to his first metatarsal on his left foot during Arsenal's UEFA Champions League game against Standard Liege back in November.
Gibbs will now have a bone graft to help ensure a full recovery after the fracture failed to heal satisfactorily.
"Needless to say I'm gutted - there's just no other word," he told the club's official magazine.
"The other option than surgery would have been to wait and let the bone grow in my foot, but we didn't want to do that because I'd have to wait another six weeks just to have another scan.
"I'd run the risk of it carrying on into next season, and we don't want to do that.
"I'm now just looking to recover from the injury, work really hard and be ready for next season."
