UPDATE
12:18 PM PT — Arsenal supervisor Mikel Arteta simply confirmed the incident with reporters … and supplied some excellent news, saying Pablo Marí “appears to be OK.”
Arsenal defender Pablo Marí was reportedly stabbed throughout a terrifying knife assault on Thursday afternoon … and he is now recovering in an Italian hospital.
Multiple reviews say the 29-year-old — who’s at present taking part in for A.C. Monza whereas on mortgage from Arsenal — was certainly one of six individuals who have been slashed by a person at round 5:30 p.m. at a shopping mall in Milan.
The reviews say authorities ID’ed the knifeman as a 46-year-old who’s believed to have grabbed the blade from the cabinets of a retailer earlier than lunging at passersby. He’s since been arrested, in keeping with the reviews, and remains to be in police custody.
Welcome to Emirates Stadium, Pablo Mari 😎
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— Arsenal (@Arsenal) March 9, 2020
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Mari, in the meantime, was rushed to a close-by medical facility following the incident … however The Athletic reported he isn’t regarded as critically injured.
Marí signed a everlasting cope with Arsenal in 2020 — and performed sparingly with the membership earlier than becoming a member of Udinese and Monza this yr whereas out on mortgage.
Originally Published — 12:09 PM PT