Arsenal fear lengthy injury to Giroud

Arsenal striker Olivier Giroud is set to see a specialist who will assess the extent of his injury. Giroud injured himself in the late stages of the Saturday game while attempting to block a clearance from Distin.

Arsene Wenger has confirmed that he will miss the return tie with Besiktas. It is also feared that he could miss up to three months.

With the injury to Giroud, Arsene Wenger will be forced to dig dip in the transfer market for a striker. As noted in the game against Everton, Arsenal needs an out and out striker. The ‘false number nine’ formation deployed in that game didn’t bear the expected results.

Hope Giroud’s injury is not serious. Fingers crossed

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