Arsene Wenger has confirmed Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain is expected to return to action by the end of April.
Sportsmail revealed on Saturday that the Arsenal star would be available again by the end of next month after sustaining knee ligament damage in the 2-0 Champions League defeat against Barcelona last week.
And the Gunners manager says the forward will miss the next six to eight weeks after scans revealed he does not require surgery.
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain has been ruled out of action until the end of April after damaging knee ligaments
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger confirmed the news in his press conference ahead of clash with Swansea
Wenger insists the attacker should be available for the final games of the season and England's Euro 2016 campaign.
Oxlade-Chamberlain had feared he'd miss the European Championship after sustaining the injury.
So news that he should be fit for England this summer and the climax to Arsenal's season will come as a major relief to the youngster.
Wenger said: '[He will be out for] six for eight weeks. No surgery.
'We feared surgery at some stage before we saw the MRI. In the end we got, on that front, positive news.
'The next eight weeks means March and April so he should be okay for the Euros.'
The England midfielder injured his knee in a challenge with Barcelona defender Javier Mascherano last week
Oxlade-Chamberain holds his right knee after suffering the injury against Barcelona in the Champions League
Oxlade-Chamberlain should be back in time ahead of England's Euro 2016 campaign in France this summer
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