However, the impending return of captain Martin Odegaard will help ease the impact of Eze’s loss.
Odegaard has a knee injury and has been unavailable for a month, but there is hope he will be fit to play after the international break.
The midfielder will miss Norway’s games against Holland and Switzerland to focus on ensuring he is available as early as possible.
While losing Eze comes as a blow, the fact the injury comes as the international break starts will help minimise the impact created by his absence.
Arsenal’s next game is the FA Cup quarter-final at Southampton on Saturday, 4 April – a competition in which Arteta has looked to rotate members of his squad.
