Robin van Persie... injured in Holland's friendly against Italy

Van Persie could be out until May

By Nick Teale
 
Arsène Wenger has revealed that Robin van Persie could be out until as late as May following surgery on an ankle ligament injury but he is confident the Dutchman will come back to full fitness.
 
The striker was injured during Holland's friendly against Italy in November and, after an initial diagnosis suggested he would be out for six weeks, it was discovered that the 26-year-old would need to undergo surgery.
 
During a webchat with Arsenal.com the manager revealed that though the surgery went well, Van Persie will miss the majority of the rest of this season.
 
"If you are very positive you would say [he'll be back in] April," said the Frenchman. "If you're a bit cautious you say May. It is virtually the rest of the season.
 
"Personally I thought  let's put in my head that he will not play again this season and hope that I will have a good surprise.
 
"When you have such a big surgery there is one thing that is important first of all, and that is the option of the surgeon, will he be the player he was before? We had a clear answer: yes.
 
"The second thing that is very important in the first stage after surgery is has he an infection or not? He hasn't.
 
"The third thing is patience. At the moment he cannot do anything, he is just sitting at home waiting until he can work again. The first two steps have been very successful."

[Tuesday, December 22, 2009]

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