Arsenal have confirmed that Thomas Vermaelen has had an operation on his left ankle and expect him to return to training within a month. However, the club have denied the Belgian defender injured his Achilles, which was previously thought. The 25-year-old, who sustained the injury during the club's UEFA Champions League play-off win over Udinese, missed eight months of last season with an Achilles problem in his right ankle. The defender's absence represents a further blow to … [Read more...]