The Swiss national team suggest that defender Johan Djourou is not badly injured.
Arsenal claim that the 24-year old has a dislocated shoulder, suffered late in the 2-0 FA Cup loss to Manchester United on Saturday, but the Swiss Football Association have said that the problem is not as bad as initially feared.
The Gunners have reportedly come to terms with the fact that Djourou will miss the remainder of the season but the Swiss are hoping he can return to action for the Euro2012 qualifier against England at Wembley in early June.
But the North London club have revealed that Djourou will have surgery this week and will almost certainly be sidelined for the rest of the campaign.
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