Arsenal get major new Kai Havertz update as exact injury revealed

Gunners forward limped out of Germany’s Nations League draw with the Netherlands

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Kai Havertz will return to Arsenal for assessment on a hamstring injury.

The Gunners forward came off in the first half of Germany’s draw with the Netherlands in the Nations League in Amsterdam on Thursday night.

Speaking after the match, manager Jurgen Klopp confirmed that Havertz would be sent for a scan and was unlikely to feature for Germany during the rest of the international break.

“Probably out for us, but hopefully then also relatively quickly available again,” Klopp said.

The decision has been made for Havertz to leave the Germany camp on Friday and return to Arsenal, with the German Football Association (DFB) stating that he had suffered a “muscle strain”.

He will undergo further tests with the club’s medical staff, but there is optimism that Havertz has not suffered a long-term injury.

Havertz was already due to report back at Arsenal before the rest of the club’s international players.



Injury scare: Kai Havertz sustained a hamstring issue while playing for Germany

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With Klopp naming a much larger first Germany squad and splitting it in two, Havertz was only going to be in camp for the first two of his country’s four matches during this three-week international window.

However, even that has been brought to a premature end and Arsenal are now hoping for positive news.

The extended international break means that Havertz has more time to recover than he usually would. Arsenal are not in action again until they host in-form Leeds at the Emirates Stadium on October 10.

Havertz had been in strong form during the early weeks of the season for Arsenal. He scored in the 3-0 Community Shield win over Manchester City last month and has started all five of defending champions Arsenal’s Premier League matches so far.

Injuries hampered Havertz last season and he has already matched his top-flight tally of two league goals from the entirety of last term.