Arsenal striker Lucas Perez [PHOTO: COURTESY]Big blow for Arsenal as summer signing from Deportivo will be out until Christmas after limping off during EFL Cup tieArsenal coach Arsene Wenger has confirmed striker Lucas Perez will be out of action for eight weeks. The summer signing from Deportivo, 28, limped off during the 2-0 EFL Cup win over Reading and the Gunners boss has revealed he has damaged ankle ligaments. His loss leaves Arsenal short of cover up front as they look to continue their fine start to the season. Wenger said: “We have lost Perez for a while an ankle injury, hopefully he’ll be recovered but he’ll be six to eight weeks out. See Also: Former Arsenal midfielder Abou Diaby undergoes ankle surgery“It’s very frustrating because he worked very hard to get there.

Source: Standard Digital October 28, 2016 09:42 UTC