LONDON (AP) - Arsenal defender Jurrien Timber is ready for a protracted spell out after damaging his anterior cruciate ligament in his proper knee in his aggressive debut for the Premier League membership.

Arsenal didn’t give a timeframe for the Netherlands worldwide’s absence when confirming the character of his harm on Wednesday.

Timber, who joined from Dutch crew Ajax within the offseason, was damage within the first half of the Premier League recreation towards Nottingham Forest on Saturday.

“Jurrien will undergo surgery in the coming days and will be out of action for a period of time,” the membership stated. “The support and expertise from our medical team and everyone at the club will now be focused on Jurrien’s rehabilitation program, to ensure he recovers well and is back playing as soon as possible.”

ACL accidents can maintain gamers out for as much as 12 months.

Timber stated on X, the platform previously generally known as Twitter, that his harm “is more serious than expected.”

“I wanted to repay you on the pitch, which will not be possible for the forthcoming period,” he wrote.

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