Say it isn't so, Is This the End of Santi Carzola?

For myself and most Arsenal fans, the man Santi is a beautiful ambidextrous Spanish magician that made us fall in love with football. His grace on the ball was unrivaled, he was skilful and deadly. Capable of opening up space through his dribbling or passes.
On the 20th of October, he routinely got substituted during a Champions league fixture, but in typical Arsenal fashion, he's been shockingly out of the game since then.

Arsene Wenger met with men of the press and here's what he had to say concerning the issue:

on Santi Cazorla...
The latest news is that he is supposed to come back now. He had his latest surgery and we have to see where we go from there.

on whether he will play this season...
I sent him a message two weeks ago and wished him well, hoping to see him soon. He has not come back yet because he has just had surgery. The medical people know much better than I do whether he will play again in 2018 before the end of the season. Before the end of the season will be hard for him.

on whether he will be offered a new deal...
That depends on his medical availability at the top level. We have to assess that until the end of the season - if Santi is fit and available to play, then yes. Of course, we have to see that.

on whether Santi will make it back to the top level...
That is why I tell you it is a complicated situation because first of all we love him, second of all he is a great football player but the third situation is that you need to be healthy today to play at the intensity that is needed in the Premier League. So we have to see if he can absorb that or not.

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Its all in the air right now, Neither the boss or Santi know when he'll be back on the pitch and with his contract expiring this season, he may have kicked the ball in Arsenal colours for the last time. If that be the case, it'll represent a painful end to an Arsenal career that ended right when things started going good. My prayers are with you Santi.