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Laurent Koscielny Says Arsenal 'Have the Players' to Cover for Hector Bellerin

Laurent Koscielny has rejected the idea that Arsenal need to sign a new right-back after Hector Bellerin suffered a ruptured cruciate knee ligament against Chelsea on Saturday.

The north London club have confirmed the Spaniard's recovery will "take between six to nine months," so he is definitely out for the remainder of 2018-19.

As a result, head coach Unai Emery will need to call on Ainsley Maitland-Niles or Stephan Lichtsteiner to deputise.

Koscielny, 33, is confident the pair have enough quality to cover for the remainder of the campaign, per Sky Sports (h/t Malik Ouzia of the Evening Standard):

"We have some players who can play right-back.