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ARSENAL'S Samir Nasri will miss at least the first two months of the new Barclays Premier League season after breaking his right leg during a training session in Austria yesterday. The France midfielder was carried from the pitch by Arsenal physio Colin Lewin and club doctor Gary O'Driscoll after fracturing a fibula in a challenge believed to have been made by Abou Diaby. Arsenal confirmed Nasri will be sidelined for 'two to three months', meaning he will be absent for their first three Champions League games should they make it through next month's qualifying round. Arsene Wenger has plenty of options down the left with Diaby, Andrey Arshavin and fit-again Tomas Rosicky all able to fill in. But the Arsenal manager had hinted he would play Nasri in a defensive midfield role this season, meaning he may be forced to step up his search for a player to partner Cesc Fabregas. The priority, though, remains finding a replacement up front for Emmanuel Adebayor, who was sold to Manchester City for Pounds 25million last week.
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