Arsenal’s Premier League title hopes have taken a massive hit after reports emerged that Kai Havertz is set to miss the remainder of the season with a torn hamstring. The German forward sustained the injury during the club’s warm-weather training camp in Dubai, and while Arsenal have yet to confirm the severity, The Athletic has reported that he could be sidelined for the rest of the campaign.

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🚨⚠️ Kai Havertz, set to miss the rest of season through hamstring injury — @David_Ornstein reports.

One more blow for Arsenal as Havertz suffered a torn hamstring during training camp in Dubai. pic.twitter.com/qspynNihAG
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— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) February 12, 2025

Havertz’s potential long-term absence adds to Mikel Arteta’s growing selection crisis, with the Gunners already struggling due to a string of injuries to key attacking players. Gabriel Jesus was ruled out for the season last month after suffering an anterior cruciate ligament injury, while Bukayo Saka has not played since December. Gabriel Martinelli also recently joined the injury list after limping off during Arsenal’s League Cup semi-final defeat to Newcastle.

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Kai Havertz is reportedly out for the rest of the season.

Arsenal are running out of attacking options 😬 pic.twitter.com/dTOlXeIVnR
— B/R Football (@brfootball) February 12, 2025

With only Leandro Trossard, Raheem Sterling, and young Ethan Nwaneri left as Arsenal’s recognized forward options, fans are growing increasingly frustrated with the club’s lack of squad depth. The failure to secure a striker in the January transfer window—despite attempts to sign Aston Villa’s Ollie Watkins—has now left the team in a precarious position as they chase their first league title in 21 years.

Many Arsenal supporters have taken to social media to express their frustration, with some calling for Arteta’s dismissal. The decision to rely on Havertz as the primary attacking option, despite his inconsistent performances earlier in the season, has come under scrutiny. Additionally, Arteta’s failure to reinforce the squad in January is now viewed as a potentially disastrous miscalculation.

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As Arsenal sit second in the Premier League, six points behind leaders Liverpool with a game more played, the pressure is mounting on Arteta to find solutions. Some fans believe his tactical approach and lack of squad rotation have exacerbated the injury crisis, while others argue he has been unlucky with setbacks beyond his control.

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The injury crisis has sparked heated debates among Arsenal fans over whether Arteta’s squad management and tactical decisions have cost them a genuine shot at the title. While some argue he should be given time to navigate this tough period, others believe his failure to secure reinforcements and over-reliance on certain players warrants serious scrutiny—even calls for his sacking.

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With Arsenal’s season hanging in the balance, all eyes will be on Arteta’s pre-match press conference on Friday, where he is expected to address Havertz’s injury and outline his plan moving forward. Will he find a way to keep Arsenal in the title race, or is this the beginning of the end for the Gunners’ title dreams—and possibly for Arteta himself?

Here's a look at how Arsenal fans reacted to Havertz injury news:

Season is done and dusted.

Everyone saw this coming except the arrogant Arteta and the board. https://t.co/NNkzi2Rlew
— Aka ji aku ✡️✡️✡️ (@WilliamsXL) February 12, 2025

Sack him and Arteta both now https://t.co/ms661dZVvx
— Rajizzle 🇯🇲 (@rajizzlerecords) February 12, 2025

#KroenkeOut no signings in January when we really needed a striker https://t.co/V71Pst9bk9
— Arsenal_ME (@Mumbaikar40) February 12, 2025

Arsenal fans are praying for Liverpool players to get injured but God works in mysterious ways 🫡🫡 https://t.co/Y0p9enTRDX
— Oluwadamilola ❤️👑 (@Dammie_lfc) February 12, 2025

Honestly Arteta and the board deserve this https://t.co/0010MBd9Tb
— M 🇭🇺 (@matyinger14) February 12, 2025

Can’t lie I care very little since it’s Havertz but I’ll repeat it, this is gross negligence from 1) the manager & 2) the board to be this ill prepared

3 hamstring injuries in which 2 of them are torn hamstrings… yeah Arteta doesn’t deserve an ounce of success, complete fraud https://t.co/Twq7mGxdyw
— Zaf-ar (@afczaf) February 12, 2025

Arteta’s training methods are destroying the players hamstrings,he should be sacked https://t.co/ZuxEE9pkSh
— ThatBoyDelali (@ThatBoyDelali) February 12, 2025

I hope you're happy for playing with the transfer window and my feelings @Arsenal https://t.co/lBDKKDMejD
— Rey 🦋 (@alltimerey) February 12, 2025

Being an Arsenal fan is like watching a train wreck happening in slow motion https://t.co/93oc10PNhg
— Tam1of1 (@TamiIlupeju) February 12, 2025

Arsenal fans be like
Havertz out Transfers
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— Ray (@LFCRayy) February 12, 2025

It was inevitable with the lack of reinforcements that over-reliance on our attacking players would eventually make us come unstuck.

The club have let Arteta, the squad and the fans down.
— Callum Stirling (@1CallumStirling) February 12, 2025

Fail to prepare, prepare to fail

Call the season off
— 𝐎𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐥 (fan) (@__SakaSZN) February 12, 2025

Arsenal overplayed Saka until he got injured. Gabriel Jesus is injury prone & got injured. Arsenal forced Havertz and Martinelli to play every game and now they’re injured.
We didn’t sign anyone in January to strengthen. This is not bad luck. This is gross negligence!!! 😡
— ✨👑 DaddyMO👑✨🏁 (@therealdaddymo1) February 12, 2025

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