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‘Doesn’t Sound Minor To Me’ ‘Who Is Cursing Arsenal?’ Fans React As Another Player Suffers Injury Blow

David Tully Nov 19th 2025

Germany head coach Julian Nagelsmann has revealed that Arsenal forward Kai Havertz has had a “minor relapse” in his recovery from knee surgery.

It was hoped that the 26-year-old would be available soon after the international break, but Nagelsmann says he will now make his return “towards the end of the (calendar) year.”

That suggests Havertz’s comeback has been delayed by at least a month, and fans on X are not best pleased:

Havertz has been sidelined for longer than hoped

The German international underwent an operation almost directly after the opening day win over Manchester United back in August.

At the time, it was suggested that Havertz would not be out for the long term, with manager Mikel Arteta hinting that the player’s ability to recover quickly had him optimistic of an earlier-than-expected return.

However, it appears that the player could be on the treatment table for the best part of four and a half months.

How many more fixtures could the Arsenal star miss?


Due to the packed schedule, the Gunners have no fewer than 11 games between now and the Aston Villa (h) match on December 30th.

There are 3 fixtures before the end of November – Tottenham (h), Bayern Munich (h) and Chelsea (a) – and another 8 next month – Brentford (h), Aston Villa (a), Club Brugge (a), Wolves (h), Everton (a), Crystal Palace (h) and Brighton (h).

Read more about the Arsenal First Team Squad for 2025/26 here

David Tully

David Tully

David has worked as a football reporter for the last fifteen years. Having started as an intern at Snack Media, he then went on to become a freelancer, working on various different sites. At the start of 2023, he took up his current role as content writer for the Football News Network.

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