LONDON (AP) " Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger says forward Lucas Perez is out for up to eight weeks with ankle ligament damage. Perez was hurt in the 2-0 win over Reading in the League Cup on Tuesday. The Spanish forward has been on the fringes of the team since joining from Deportivo La Coruna in August for a reported fee of 17 million pounds (then $22.3 million). Wenger says Perez is out for between six-to-eight weeks, adding "he worked very hard to get there and now he's close (to getting in the team), he's absolutely gutted." Arsenal visits Sunderland on Saturday.

Source: New Zealand Herald October 28, 2016 09:44 UTC