Arsenal may have lost another key player for the rest of the season in what could be a hammer blow to their title hopes.

Arsenal have been handed another huge injury blow just weeks after losing striker Gabriel Jesus for the rest of the season. The Gunners are hoping to chase down leaders Liverpool between now and the end of the season, but they are already six points behind having played a game more.

Mikel Arteta was hoping to be able to sign a new forward during the January transfer window to aid the push, especially after losing Jesus for the season to an ACL injury and Bukayo Saka for a couple of months to a hamstring issue.

Arsenal failed to land a new recruit, though, and in a twisted turn of fate, they have now lost their only remaining out-and-out striker to injury, and perhaps for the rest of the season. It emerged on Tuesday night that Kai Havertz had pulled up with a hamstring injury during the warm-weather training camp in Dubai, although the severity of the issue was not immediately clear.

David Ornstein is now reporting that Havertz may require surgery and that he is already looking ahead to next season having torn his hamstring. Ornstein tweeted: “Kai Havertz set to miss rest of season through injury. Arsenal forward suffered torn hamstring during training at #AFC camp in Dubai. Unclear if 25yo Germany international will require surgery but focus is getting fit for 2025-26 campaign @TheAthleticFC.”

The injury leaves Arsenal extremely limited at the top end of the pitch, and especially with the striker role. With no clear striker, Arteta may have to rely on a false nine, using someone like Leandro Trossard or one of the other wingers. With the transfer market now closed and no quality free agents seemingly available, the academy may be Arteta’s only answer to finding a natural striker. It is no doubt a huge blow for the club’s title ambitions.

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