Wenger confirms Wilshere out for 'a few weeks' with cracked fibula

The Arsenal star's injury nightmares continue after a tough tackle in training on Saturday put him out for the start of the Gunners' new Premier League campaign

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has confirmed that midfielder Jack Wilshere has a hairline crack in his fibula and will be out for "a few weeks".

The England international, who has a long history of injury troubles and missed five months of last season, took a heavy tackle while in training on Saturday.

He will not have to undergo surgery but will be unavailable for the early stages of the FA Cup holders' new Premier League campaign.

"The information you have heard about Jack Wilshere is right," Wenger told the club’s official website.

"I had a bad surprise because it is a hairline crack in his fibula that makes him a few weeks out.

"There is minimal damage apart from the bone damage - there is no damage at all apart from that. It was a collision in training and it was all completely accidental."