Arsenal in huge blow with fears Calum Chambers has suffered ACL knee injury and is out for season
ARSENAL have been hit by a major blow after scans revealed Calum Chambers may have suffered a serious knee injury which will end his season.
Chambers has been the most consistent performer in defence for the Gunners this season and is a key part of Mikel Arteta’s plans.
The England defender limped out of Arsenal’s disappointing 2-1 defeat to Chelsea at the weekend after appearing to hurt his knee.
Chambers initially hoped he had only tweaked the ligaments and would just be a short term absentee going into the new year.
But having sent the 24-year-old for a series of scans, the Mirror say the initial prognosis was more hopeful than it should have been.
ARSENAL NEWS LIVE: Follow for all the latest on the Gunners
Gunners medical staff now fear Chambers has suffered a serious cruciate ligament injury which would mean his season is over.
They are still waiting to confirm the full extent of the damage, but the news will be a major blow both to Chambers and to Arteta.
After loan spells at Fulham and Middlesbrough, the former Southampton defender is finally proving himself to be a regular first team player at the Emirates.
Arteta said last week that he had been impressed with the way Chambers had played this season and viewed him as a centre-back rather than as full-back where has has sometimes been forced to play.
Latest Arsenal news
To lose him just two games into his managerial reign leaves the Spaniard short of options at the back.
Chambers had become an automatic choice, but now Arsenal face having to go into January with David Luiz, Shkodran Mustafi and Sokratis as options.
Konstantinos Mavropanas is another possibility but he has been limited by injuries this season and cannot always be relied upon fitness wise.