VAN PERSIE SEASON IS PROBABLY OVER
Arsenal striker Robin van Persie "is likely" to miss the rest of the season, according to manager Arsene Wenger.
Wenger was hoping the 23-year-old Holland international, who has not played since breaking a metatarsal towards the end of January, would be fit to return for the final few games of the campaign.
But Wenger said: "The end of April now looks optimistic.
"It is likely he will be out for the season."
Wenger added on Arsenal TV Online: "We have spoken to the doctors and they told us the longer you keep this kind of fracture without playing, the less chance you have of a recurrence.
"So, if he can play only one or two games then we will not take a gamble."
The loss of Van Persie has further limited Wenger's striking options, with captain Thierry Henry already ruled out for the rest of the season. More
Wenger was hoping the 23-year-old Holland international, who has not played since breaking a metatarsal towards the end of January, would be fit to return for the final few games of the campaign.
But Wenger said: "The end of April now looks optimistic.
"It is likely he will be out for the season."
Wenger added on Arsenal TV Online: "We have spoken to the doctors and they told us the longer you keep this kind of fracture without playing, the less chance you have of a recurrence.
"So, if he can play only one or two games then we will not take a gamble."
The loss of Van Persie has further limited Wenger's striking options, with captain Thierry Henry already ruled out for the rest of the season. More
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