Thierry Henry and Theo Walcott have already been ruled out for the rest of the season, but Wenger has confirmed that Van Persie will now face the rest of the season on the sidelines too.
“It is likely he will be out for the season. We have spoken to the doctors and they told us that the longer you keep this kind of fracture without playing the less chance you have of a recurrence. So if he can play only one or two games then we will not take a gamble.”