Mikel Arteta is reportedly 'considering' a left-field option to replace Kai Havertz as the club's first-choice number nine amid the Arsenal injury crisis.

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta will have to make do without the services of Kai Havertz for the remainder of the season after the former Chelsea man tore his hamstring in Dubai

The hamstring injury suffered by Kai Havertz on a mid-season training trip to Dubai has left the Gunners with three senior attackers. Havertz and Gabriel Jesus are set to miss the rest of the campaign, while Bukayo Saka and Gabriel Martinelli face several more weeks of recovery before they are fit enough to play.

Losing Havertz would be a hammer blow for Arsenal and leave them with just three fit forwards in Ethan Nwaneri, Leandro Trossard and Raheem Sterling. One of that trio would have to lead the line, unless Arteta got incredibly creative with his problem solving.

Kai Havertz has suffered a hamstring injury during Arsenal's Dubai training camp that means he won't play again until next season, leaving Mikel Arteta ruing the fact a striker did not arrive during t

A report shares what Arsenal's stance is regarding potentially fast-tracking Bukayo Saka's rehabilitation in wake of Kai Havertz's injury.

Mikel Arteta has described Kai Havertz as a genetic "powerhouse" and backed the Germany international to compensate for Arsenal's failure to sign a forward in January.

Arsenal will be without a recognised senior striker for the rest of the season after Kai Havertz tore his hamstring during the Gunners' warm-weather training camp in Dubai

Piers Morgan has ripped into Mikel Arteta in light of the Arsenal manager’s transfer gamble spectacularly backfiring. Rather than invest in their already injury-ravaged squad during the January window, the Gunners opted to keep their powder dry until the summer when they are expected to invest heavily in their attack.