Soccer-Saka injury doesn't look good, says Arsenal manager Arteta


Soccer Football - UEFA Champions League - Bayern Munich v Arsenal - Allianz Arena, Munich, Germany - October 21, 2026 Arsenal's Bukayo Saka walks off the pitch as he is substituted after sustaining an injury REUTERS/Angelika Warmuth

Oct 22 (Reuters) - ⁠Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta said he ⁠is worried about the severity ‌of Bukayo Saka's quadriceps injury after the winger left the pitch in the 10th minute ​of Wednesday's 2-2 Champions ⁠League draw at ⁠Bayern Munich.

The 25-year-old clutched his left thigh ⁠after ‌falling while attempting a pass and was replaced ⁠by Eberechi Eze.

"When a player has to ​come ‌off with sharp pain it is ⁠never ​good news. We have to wait and see," Arteta told TNT Sports.

"He ⁠doesn't look good at all, ​but we'll have to wait and see."

Saka missed seven games last season with ⁠an Achilles problem and had hamstring surgery in December 2024 which sidelined him for more than three ​months.

Arsenal can ill afford ⁠to lose another winger after Christos ​Tzolis picked up a ‌hamstring injury on international ​duty.

(Reporting by Suramya Kaushik in Bengaluru; Editing by Peter Rutherford)

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