The Arsenal youngster Kieran Gibbs has suffered yet another injury just as it looked like he was finally getting back to form and fitness.

Gibbs was thought to be a great prospect and had broken into the Arsenal first team squad two years ago. He was set for an extended run in the first team when Gael Clichy got injured, but just a couple of weeks later he himself broke his foot and was ruled out for the season.

Since then he has suffered setback after setback but returned to training in January and played a few games for the Gunners. Now the 21 year-old had a big chance to impress everyone again at the European U21 Championshps, but fate has dealt him yet another cruel blow.

He suffered an ankle injury in the England warm-up game against Norway, and the England U21 manager Stuart Pearce confirmed that Gibbs will now miss the whole tournament. He said: “We have to deal with setbacks every now and again but we are fortunate to have a squad and a staff with previous tournament experience.

“It’s unfortunate for Kieran but he went for a scan yesterday and is in a medical boot.”

After the previous withdrawal of Jack Wilshere it now means that Henri Lansbury is the only Arsenal player left in Pearce’s squad.

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