Arsenal 20yo loanee suffers calf tear

Ismeal Kabia is facing another spell on the sidelines after a calf problem suffered on loan at St Mirren proved more serious than first thought.

Ismeal Kabia is expected to remain out until after the November international break after suffering a calf tear while on loan at St Mirren.

The Arsenal winger was forced off during St Mirren’s 2-1 win over Dundee on 24 October and has since missed games against Hibernian and Motherwell.

St Mirren manager Craig McLeish initially revealed that a scan had shown the problem was worse than first thought.

“Ismeal Kabia has picked something up with his calf,” he said.

“We got it scanned and it showed up something a little bit worse than we all thought.

“We need a bit of time to assess that as we only found out about it today.”

McLeish later provided a clearer picture before Saturday’s trip to Motherwell, confirming that Kabia had suffered a small tear.

“Kabia, it looks like it will probably be after the international break [when he returns], just with a small kind of tear on his calf,” he said.

“Arsenal are going to take a look at it and things too, but probably looks like after the international break.”

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