Injury latest on Gabriel Jesus before Arsenal-Brighton clash

There have been positive initial signs on Gabriel Jesus’ injury after the player’s absence from last weekend’s fixture against Aston Villa.

Gabriel Jesus missed out on Arsenal’s squad to face Aston Villa last weekend, with the club reporting that he had a “slight groin issue”.

Though the suggestion was that the injury wasn’t serious, Arsenal fans were still nervous. It wouldn’t be the first time Jesus has had a “minor” injury that ends up dragging on into weeks and months.

Yet the reporting hints that things aren’t quite so serious this time around.

Art de Roche reported for The Athletic on Sunday that initial indications were that the injury is not serious, and that Jesus is expected to miss a relatively short period, aided by the upcoming international break.

But Mikel Arteta confirmed that Jesus would need an MRI scan to confirm the extent of the damage before they could say anything for certain.

Fabrizio Romano later reported that there were positive indications for Arsenal after their initial tests, and though more tests would follow, the Gunners were confident to have Jesus back available soon.

From the sounds of things, there’s little chance that Jesus will be available for Brighton at the weekend, but it’s not impossible he could be back in the mix in time for the post-international-break fixtures in September.