The Brazilian has undergone surgery to resolve a knee problem that he had been dealing with for several weeks at Arsenal before the World Cup. Jesus took to the field against Cameroon in the World Cup group stage, which aggravated the issue. His Arsenal teammate Xhaka hopes that he will only be out of action for "two or three months", but the forward is yet to begin his rehabilitation programme after going under the knife.
''I spoke with him straight after the Cameroon game. We have contact (with) each other, with all the players we have here in the World Cup,'' The Switzerland midfielder said when asked about Jesus after his country's last 16 World Cup exit at the hands of Portugal. ''It’s a shame because you saw in the first round of the Premier League how important he is for us. I don’t know how big the injury is, maybe two or three months, I think. But he is a strong guy.
''It’s a small injury for him I think, and we will support him. He knows that we are behind him and hopefully we can get him back as quick as possible.'
