Dmytro Babeliuk, a sports doctor known for his work with Rukh Lviv, commented on the situation with another injury to Ukrainian Arsenal defender Oleksandr Zinchenko.
"According to insiders, the Ukrainian did go on Arsenal's tour of the United States, but he may miss the first two friendly games as he is still recovering from an injury sustained at the end of the season.
It is a calf muscle injury that has been bothering Oleksandr throughout the season.
The story of this injury began at the start of last season, when the player missed more than a month and 10 matches. Then he played 73 minutes against Tottenham (which was a mistake) and missed a few more matches.
Obviously, it was a complicated muscle injury, a rushed recovery and a subsequent relapse, which led to a complication of the injury.
At the end of the season, Sasha suffered the same injury during training, and his treatment went in a new circle.
It can be assumed that Zinchenko has a problem not only with the muscle itself, but also with the tendon, which requires more attention and more time to heal because it has a poor blood supply.
Thus, frequent forced returns and under-recovery have led to the formation of a chronic problem that needs to be given enough time to be fully cured," Babeliuk wrote on his Telegram channel.