Danny Welbeck goes under the knife for the second time

The England forward sustained an injury to his ankle against Sporting CP in the Europa League last week.

Danny Welbeck has gone for a second "planned" surgery on his broken right ankle, however a timeline regarding his return to the game remains unknown. 

The Arsenal striker suffered the injury in the Europa League draw with Sporting CP, and went for a surgery on Friday.

Arsenal have now confirmed that Danny Welbeck has had a second procedure and that his rehabilitation commence immediately.

"Both procedures was a success, no complications," a statement from Arsenal read. "Welbeck will now start recuperation and rehabilitation. It’s too early to predict how long this will take."

Welbeck's future at Arsenal requires urgent resolving with his contract at The Emirates Stadium set to expire in the summer of 2019.

Prior to his projected injury-ending season, Welbeck has had an impressive performance under Emery's stewardship poaching in five goals in 14 appearances during the 2018-19 campaign.

In a bid to ensure that the forward remains part of the team despite his inevitable spell on the sidelines, the club included him in a team meeting prior to Wolves’ visit on Sunday.

“We spoke to him because the coach suggested it before the game in the meeting, we had a FaceTime session with Danny,” Leno said. “It was great.”

“He looked excited and I think he was delighted to talk to us because he remains a big part of our team and he has our full support to have a good time when he is injured.

“We all are sorry for him for his injury, and hope he will have a speedy recovery and to have him on the pitch because he's an important player for the team and also in the dressing room.

“I think that togetherness in the team is a big quality of the manager because he always wants to have a team but not just one player, one player, one player. 

"I think this meeting was very motivational for everyone and for every player to play for Danny because we all like him.”