Arsenal have confirmed Olivier Giroud has suffered a broken ankle and will miss three to four months.
Olivier Giroud: Arsenal confirm forward has broken ankle
The club received the results of a second scan on Wednesday, which confirmed the France international had suffered a broken tibia.
The striker sustained the injury in the Gunners' 2-2 draw at Everton and underwent surgery on Wednesday.
"You'll ask who we'll buy to replace Giroud. At the moment, nobody," manager Arsene Wenger said.
"Giroud had surgery today for a broken tibia and he will be out for three to four months on the competitive side," Wenger told a press conference after his team beat Besiktas 1-0 to reach the Champions League group phase on Wednesday.
"He'll be capable to play again in the Premier League at the end of December. He'll be out for two months, but the time he needs to comes back,
three to four months."
Giroud's absence leaves Alexis Sanchez, Joel Campbell, Yaya Sanogo and Lukas Podolski as Wenger's remaining attacking options
Giroud started all but two of Arsenal's Premier League matches last season
Sanchez, a summer signing from Barcelona, has primarily been used in wider areas since his arrival, and he scored his first goal for the club against the Turkish side on Wednesday.
Frenchman Giroud joined from Montpellier in 2012 and started 36 of Arsenal's Premier League matches last season, scoring 16 goals.
He came off the bench to score the Gunners' equaliser in the 90th minute at Goodison Park but picked up the injury in the closing seconds of Saturday's game.
Wenger would still have time to dip into transfer window, which remains open for one more week, should he decide he needs to strengthen in the forward department.
The Gunners are already without midfielder Aaron Ramsey, who is serving a suspension after his dismissal in the first leg against Besiktas -which finished 0-0 - and Mikel Arteta (ankle).
BBC Sport
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