The 30-year-old Spain international was injured early in the
second half of Arsenal's recent draw at Norwich - but remained on the pitch for
the rest of the game.
Wenger admitted afterwards that Cazorla had finished the
match "on one leg" and said in his press conference ahead of
Saturday's victory over Sunderland that it was a
possibility the former Malaga man would be out until March.
It was unclear at that point whether Cazorla would require
an operation but, speaking after the 3-1 win over Sam Allardyce's Black Cats,
Wenger revealed the player had gone under the knife.
When asked if the club knew if the ligament had ruptured and
if surgery was required the Frenchman replied: "We know now. It has
happened already. It's not the season. It is at least three months, maybe
four."
Wenger said it was the opportunity to begin rehabilitation
as soon as possible that had seen Cazorla have the surgery sooner rather than
later - having been to see a specialist in Spain last week.
"Santi wanted to have a chance to come back quickly so
he didn't want to last too long for 25 opinions and he decided to go straight
away," Wenger added.
"The guy said, 'look it's a clear case, it's a rupture
of the external knee ligament'. And he said 'Okay, let's do it straight
away.'"
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