Kim Kallstrom (official)

[Blink 1nce Quince 2wice]

The Calvary has gone down....abandon ship Cap'n!..... You could not make it up.

It's so incredible I actually just laughed. Heard it from a Manure supporting friend who I instantly assumed was on a wind up. I confess that I hadn't realised Kallstrom was as old as he was but he has been a reasonable pro over his career and I was happy enough to have him. That's not to say I was at all satisfied with the lack of other dealings though and this becomes rather like a tour/extended break for Kallstrom. He must love us....

I have mostly be ruing the failure of last summer this season than anything else but that becomes a broken record and I have long since bored myself with it.

[GP]

David Ornstein ‏@bbcsport_david 4m
Clarification - Kallstrom out for at least 6 games with back injury found in medical before signing. Not done in training #afc #bbcfootball

[Marc Overmars]

Good cover then.

[LDG]

David Ornstein ‏@bbcsport_david 4m
Clarification - Kallstrom out for at least 6 games with back injury found in medical before signing. Not done in training #afc #bbcfootball

So we took him on loan, injured, as cover, knowing he would miss six games.



Good call.

[GP]

So we took him on loan, injured, as cover, knowing he would miss six games.



Good call.

[Munchies]

Oh my

[McNamara That Ghost...]

And people thought we failed to pick up the injury during the medical.

[Munchies]

And people thought we failed to pick up the injury during the medical.

It's even worse now

[Darknight02]

Is this a fcuking joke? Out for six weeks? Missing the season defining parts of our season? Will need more time to get up to speed and fitness after recovering so you can add another 4 weeks to that.

I have a lot more patience that a lot but can anyone make sense of this signing unless he's Wenger a illegitimate child?

"New Arsenal signing Kim Kallstom is set for a spell on the sidelines with a back injury that was discovered in the medical beforre he signed on loan from Spartak Moscow.

"The 31-year-old Sweden midfielder sustained the problem on Tuesday while playing football on a beach during Spartak's pre-season tour in Abu Dhabi.

"He informed Arsenal of discomfort upon arriving at the club on Friday but, despite an MRI scan showing no damage, a CT scan found an issue with his back.

"The Arsenal medical team provided manager Arsene Wenger with the prognosis, but it was decided Kallstrom would still join and undergo his rehabilitation with the Gunners.

"He is expected to miss at least Arsenal's next six games, in which they face Crystal Palace, Liverpool twice, Manchester United, Bayern Munich and Sunderland.

"Kallstrom did not train with his new team-mates on Friday or Saturday and will briefly return to Sweden and Russia before moving to London and beginning a course of treatment.

"The former Lyon player, Arsenal's only signing in the January transfer window, joined on loan until the end of the season to provide cover for injured midfielders Aaron Ramsey and Jack Wilshere, plus the suspended Mathieu Flamini."

[GP]

I don't care that much tbh.

He wasn't likely to play many games anyway.