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Arsenal striker Gabriel Jesus flying back to London for final knee scan

Arsenal striker Gabriel Jesus is flying back to London after suffering a knee injury with Brazil at the World Cup.

He will find out how serious his knee injury is TOMORROW following a consultation with club doctors, says The Sun.

The 25-year-old picked up the knock in the 64th minute of the Samba Boys' final World Cup group stage clash – a 1-0 defeat to Cameroon – having come off the bench.

And following a scan, Brazil medics confirmed his Qatar journey was over ahead of their Last 16 tie with South Korea.

There remain doubts over whether Jesus will need surgery, or for how long he will be out of action for, with some reports suggesting THREE months.

That picture will become clearer when the ex-Manchester City forward reports to London Colney on Monday morning, where his knee will be assessed further.

What is for certain is that he will miss Arsenal's Boxing Day clash with West Ham as well as their New Years' Eve trip to Brighton and potentially a January 3 game versus Newcastle.

He will then be in a race against time to get back into Mikel Arteta's squad for two crucial back-to-back fixtures away at rivals Tottenham and then at home to Manchester United later that month.

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