Arsenal’s pre season plans have been left in disarray with the news that centreback Phillipe Senderos will most likely miss the first two months of the season recovering from the dislocated shoulder he suffered while on World Cup duty with Switzerland.

With Sol Campbell having already left Highbury / Ashburton Grove this summer the Gunners were already looking a little light on centre back support and with Arsene Wenger confirming that both Johan Djourou and Gael Clichy have been struggling with injuries as well, things are looking decidedly grim as the new season approaches.

The expected departure of error-prone Frenchman Pascal Cygan looks to now being delayed as he could in fact find himself as a starting member of the Arsenal side alongside Kolo Toure at the heart of the Arsenal defence. With Arsenal’s transfer budget mostly spent on Czech playmaker Tomas Rosicky, Arsene Wenger now has a worrying wait to see just how many fit bodies he has to fill the gaps in his defence until Senderos returns.

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