The injury of Santi Cazorla is the worst injury Arsène Wenger has ever seen. The Spaniard has been on the side since October 2016, after having suffered an Achilles tendon injury in the Champions League match against Ludogorets. It was feared that the middlefielder’s career would end, but Wenger doesn’t want to think about that.
In a year, Cazorla has operated eight times and doctors have seriously considered amputating the foot of the Spaniard during that period. In his right foot was a life-threatening infection. During one of the operations it was necessary to apply a piece of skin from his forearm, on which his daughter’s name was tattooed, around his ankle. The 32-year-old midfielder has also lost eight centimetres of his Achilles tendon.
The ankle of Santi Cazorla…. Through the eight operations it was necessary to apply a piece of skin from his forearm, where he tattooed the name of his daughter, around his ankle to apply #cazorla #arsenal #premierleague.
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It’s the worst injury I’ve ever seen,”says Wenger in conversation with English media,” It started with pain in the Achilles tendon and went from evil to worse. I know how much Santi likes to be soccer and want to be outside every day and I have a lot of compassion for what has happened to him, because it is incredible. I saw him a month ago, he was here, and I told him that he had to prepare himself as well as possible.
He has competent medical people around him and he tries to train. I have not spoken to him lately, but I hope he returns. When I left him out of the selection, hoping that he would be available in January,”When I asked Wenger whether Wenger doubted if Cazorla would ever play again, he replied:” Let’s not talk about that, but I hope you’re wrong “.
