Overview
- The 24‑year‑old pulled up holding his hamstring and was substituted about 18 minutes into Greece’s 2-2 Nations League draw on Thursday night.
- Greece coach Ivan Jovanović said the change followed medical advice and that Tzolis initially wanted to continue before being removed.
- Tzolis is expected to return to Arsenal for a club assessment and a scan to determine the extent of the muscle problem.
- A Greek journalist offered provisional return estimates of about 1–3 weeks for a minor pull or 3–6 weeks for a Grade 2 tear, but those timeframes remain unconfirmed until scans and club medical review.
- If Tzolis is sidelined, Mikel Arteta would likely shift to options such as Eberechi Eze or Noni Madueke on the left, adding to existing selection headaches that include other injury and load‑management concerns.