Overview

• The club said the operation was performed Thursday and that Havertz will begin a recovery and rehabilitation program soon.
• Arsenal did not disclose the expected length of his absence or the specifics of the injury.
• The 26-year-old sustained the knee issue in the Premier League opener at Manchester United after playing about 30 minutes.
• He was omitted from Germany’s squad for early‑September World Cup qualifiers against Slovakia and Northern Ireland.
• He previously sat out much of last season’s run‑in after knee tendon surgery and then missed around three months in the spring with a thigh injury.