Arsenal star Santi Cazorla is set for another year on the sideslines after the latest operation on an ankle problem, and says he is aiming to return to action in 2019.
The 33-year-old has become a forgotten man at the Emirates during his injury hell.
He last played for the Gunners in October 2016.
What appeared to be only a minor ankle injury turned into a serious problem after the wound got infected, and he almost lost his right foot from the resulting gangrene.
The Arsenal ace has lost eight centimetres from the tendon in his right ankle due to the operations, and now has part of the tattoo on his left arm on his right foot following a skin graft.