Arsenal's injured Caldentey out for up to 10 weeks

Arsenal midfielder Mariona Caldentey is set to miss about two months of Women's Super League action because of a hamstring injury. Mariona Caldentey was part of the Spain squad who won the 2023 Women's World Cup Arsenal midfielder Mariona Caldentey is expected to miss about two months of Women's Super League action because of a hamstring injury. The Spain international suffered the injury during Arsenal's 4-2 defeat at Manchester City on 4 October. Caldentey has been a key player for Arsenal since joining from Barcelona two years ago and was the 2024-25 WSL Player of the Year. "Mariona [Caldentey] went off against Manchester City and didn't go away with Spain.

It's a hamstring injury so she will be out for a while," said Arsenal manager Renee Slegers. "It's a bigger hamstring injury. The estimation right now is between eight to 10 weeks. We'll see. "We're re-scanning and the healing process looks good. Of course, we're hoping for less [time out], but it's a bigger hamstring injury." Caldentey's absence is a blow to Arsenal who return to WSL action on Saturday when they host Birmingham City (12:45 BST). The Gunners have had a disappointing start to their campaign, winning just one of their opening five WSL matches, leading to questions over Slegers' position. They sit 10th in the table and will