Mikel Arteta has confirmed that Fabio Vieira has undergone kidney surgery and will be out for several weeks.
We have a problem with him he said. He has some discomfort.
He did not recover and we referred him to a specialist. The advice was to have surgery yesterday. Expect him to be out for several weeks.
Vieira has been ruled out of his last appearance for the club for a dangerous 3-1 win over Burnley recently and still has two of three domestic games to serve.
However Arteta is still hoping that Emile Smith Rowe and Thomas Partey could make their debut earlier this season with Arsenal struggling in midfield.
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