Thomas Vermaelen faces a lengthy period on the sidelines amidst reports tonight that he needs surgery on his dodgy ankle. Arsenal defender Vermaelen spent most of last season in the treatment room and it seems he is destined to sit out once more for a period with the news being broken on Twitter.
The social networking site is awash with the story that the Belgian international requires an op on the ankle once more and, if true, it is devastating news for the Gunners.
Of course, we await conformation at this point and we must emphasise that is this is the claim doing the rounds within the Arsenal Twitterati. No official confirmation or subsequent news media outlet has, thus far, backed these claims up. STOP PRESS: Tonight’s Mirror, via the well-sourced AFC journo John Cross, claims that TV5 underwent surgery tonight on his left ankle in Stockholm and will be out for at least two months.
With TV5 out, AW can choose from Per Mertesacker, Koscielny, Djourou, Miquel and Squillaci, while at a push, Alex Song, could sit in. But it does beg the question, and one which is growing, just how competant is our medical team?
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