Debut has been put on hold as Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta has revealed that Mikel Merino has suffered a shoulder injury. Merino

has been unlucky because he picked up the injury in his first training session and is likely to have a fractured bone, with the Spaniard saying he is likely to be out for two to three weeks.

However, Arteta will have the player undergo further tests in the coming days to get a clearer answer on how long Merino will be out.

Merino suffered a suspected fractured shoulder in a training session on Thursday and Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has confirmed the midfielder faces “weeks” out.

The midfielder had only completed his move from Real Sociedad on Tuesday and he would have hoped to make his Arsenal debut against Brighton on Saturday.

“It’s unfortunate that he got a tackle yesterday and he picked up a shoulder injury. It looks like he’ll be out for two to three weeks,” Arteta told http://ufabet999.app reporters.

“The first training session with us was exciting. We were all excited. Everything looked good… But he went down and Gabi fell on him. “

It looks like he has a small fracture. We have to see how long he is out. He is in a lot of pain. We have to wait and see. We will have a clearer answer then. That’s football.”

Arsenal face Brighton on Saturday and will be without Gabriel Jesus, who is recovering from a groin injury.