Christos Tzolis may miss about three weeks due to injury

Arsenal newcomer Christos Tzolis sustained a posterior thigh injury during Greece's match against the Netherlands in the Nations League. According to preliminary data, the 24‑year‑old footballer may be sidelined for about 20 days.

Tzolis, who joined Arsenal this summer from Brugge, started the match against the Netherlands in the starting lineup, but was forced to leave the field after just 20 minutes of play. The player felt pain in the area of the right hamstring tendon. Initially Tzolis wanted to continue playing, but Greece's head coach Ivan Jovanovic did not want to risk the player's health and decided to substitute him.

On Friday the footballer underwent a medical examination in Greece. Precise scanning results should determine the extent of the injury and the final recovery timeline. Meanwhile, the first forecasts have already emerged: it is expected that Tzolis may miss about three weeks.

Because of the injury the Greek forward will most likely not play in the upcoming national team match against Germany. Moreover, his absence could affect several important Arsenal fixtures in the coming weeks. If the preliminary forecast is confirmed, Tzolis could return to the field before the end of the month.

For the London club this means a relatively short loss of the player, but the exact recovery timeline will become known after the assessment of the examination results.

For Fantasy Premier League players this news is extremely important, as Tzolis is in the squads of more than 12% of owners. The Greek footballer has already accumulated 16 points at the start of the season, including one bonus. Tzolis's ICT Index score in Fantasy Premier League is 21.8.