Arsenal: Fabio Vieira will miss several weeks after groin surgery

Arsenal midfielder Fabio Vieira has undergone groin surgery and will be sidelined for “weeks,” manager Mikel Arteta said on Tuesday.

Vieira underwent surgery on Monday on the recommendation of a specialist after initially, as Arteta described, following “conservative treatment.”

The 23-year-old is in his second season with the current Premier League leaders after joining from Porto.

Arteta spoke the day before Arsenal’s match against Lens on the penultimate date of the Champions League group stage. The Gunners lead the group and with the victory they will secure a place in the round of 16.