{"id":8170,"date":"2025-02-16T21:02:00","date_gmt":"2025-02-16T22:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/preforeclosurefortunes.com\/?p=8170"},"modified":"2025-02-16T22:26:33","modified_gmt":"2025-02-16T22:26:33","slug":"graeme-souness-aims-brutal-dig-at-arsenal-star","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/preforeclosurefortunes.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/16\/graeme-souness-aims-brutal-dig-at-arsenal-star\/","title":{"rendered":"Graeme Souness aims brutal dig at Arsenal star"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Ex-footballer and respected pundit Graeme Souness (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Graeme Souness<\/a> has taken a huge dig at Arsenal<\/a> forward Kai Havertz<\/a> following his injury blow.<\/p>\n

The Germany international will miss the rest of the season<\/a> with a hamstring injury he picked up during Arsenal’s winter training break in Dubai.<\/p>\n

Gunners boss Mikel Arteta<\/a> described the ‘unexpected’ injury as a ‘big blow’<\/a>, with Havertz joining Bukayo Saka, Gabriel Martinelli and Gabriel Jesus in the treatment room.<\/p>\n

‘He was going to stop a shot after a set-piece and stretched the leg and he felt his hamstring,’ Arteta said before Saturday’s victory at Leicester City<\/a>.<\/p>\n

‘We were having a great camp in Dubai, recharging, training, having some time off and connecting again with nature and a different environment.<\/p>\n

‘And then the injury happened in a very unexpected way, certainly. So it’s a big blow, obviously, because of the injuries that we have.’<\/p>\n

Havertz’s absence leaves Leandro Trossard, Raheem Sterling and teenage star Ethan Nwaneri as the club’s only recognised forwards.<\/p>\n

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Kai Havertz picked up the problem on Arsenal’s winter training break (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

And yet football icon and respected pundit Souness believes the injury could in fact be a ‘blessing in disguise’ for Arsenal.<\/p>\n

Havertz has scored 29 goals in 85 appearances for the Gunners since completing a \u00a365m move from London rivals Chelsea in 2023<\/a>.<\/p>\n

‘I\u2019m not so sure how much Kai Havertz, who is out for the rest of the season, will be missed,’ he told MailSport<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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