{"id":16142,"date":"2025-09-24T18:59:05","date_gmt":"2025-09-24T13:29:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/?p=640807"},"modified":"2025-09-24T18:59:05","modified_gmt":"2025-09-24T13:29:05","slug":"we-really-miss-him-hopefully-hell-be-back-soon-mikel-arteta-on-this-striker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/football\/we-really-miss-him-hopefully-hell-be-back-soon-mikel-arteta-on-this-striker\/","title":{"rendered":"We really miss him, hopefully he\u2019ll be back soon: Mikel Arteta on this striker"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has shared a fresh update on Kai Havertz\u2019s injury, admitting the German international could be sidelined for months, although he also hinted that the midfielder\u2019s unique resilience might shorten his recovery time.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking about Havertz\u2019s condition, Arteta said: \u201cWith Kai, we know that it will be months with him. I don\u2019t know if it can be weeks, you never know because this is Kai and he\u2019s a different specimen.\u201d The manager acknowledged the uncertainty surrounding the recovery period, but his comments suggest Arsenal fans should brace for an extended spell without the 25-year-old.<\/p>\n<p>Havertz, who joined the Gunners from Chelsea last summer, has become an important part of Arteta\u2019s squad this season. His versatility and work rate in midfield have added balance to the team, and his absence could prove to be a significant blow as Arsenal continue to compete across multiple fronts.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the setback, Arteta\u2019s words reflect optimism about Havertz\u2019s determination and physical qualities, hinting that the German could return earlier than expected.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has shared a fresh update on Kai Havertz\u2019s injury, admitting the German international could be sidelined\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":202,"featured_media":36236,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[270,1738,3918,1823,3796,3208,1303,397,702],"class_list":["post-16142","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-football","tag-arsenal","tag-arteta","tag-english-premier-league","tag-fabrizio-romano","tag-football","tag-havertz","tag-injury","tag-kai-havertz","tag-mikel-arteta"],"reading_time":"1 min read","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16142","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/202"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16142"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16142\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/36236"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16142"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16142"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16142"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}