Laurent Koscielny sends a message to his injured teammate Arsenal, Hector Bellerin

The arsenal's ace, Hector Bellerin, has received heartbreaking news as he prepares for a sneaky long time with a serious knee injury.

The French back will miss the rest of the season after breaking his anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) against Chelsea on Saturday.

Laurent Koscielny, his teammate of the Gunners, is back in the team after eight months of absence after an injury to Achilles.

Koscielny revealed that he had talked to Bellerin after the confirmation of the bad news about his injury and encouraged him to come back stronger with the help of his teammates already on the table. treatment.

"As I told him yesterday," put football aside and enjoy your life with your family and friends, "Koscielny told Sky Sports. "He's starting a new chapter in his career.

"It will be long, but he is a strong boy and I know he has people around him to help him get back as quickly and as hard as before.

"He knows that the whole team is there to help him because we know he's going to have some tough times during his rehab, like Rob [Holding] and Danny [Welbeck]but they know that the whole team is here and behind them to help them come back with us and help us get results together. "

Speaking of his own nightmare, Koscielny added: "It was very difficult at times because I missed the World Cup.

"But you learn a lot about life, you're more positive about football because you know it's only a small part of your life and you have good things to do off the pitch. .

"I discovered a lot of life and I was surprised at that. I was very focused on my rehabilitation, so sometimes you're in a bubble and you can not see people trying to help you come back sooner.

"It's important to open your eyes because there are good things.Now I'm more optimistic about my life and my career and I'm trying to keep things negative outside my body. .

"When you're a footballer, you're focused on football, the media, the results and you forget a lot of things around you, you can forget family and children a bit because you're always with your teammates. It's important to open your eyes and enjoy life as well as your football career.

"I enjoy my career more than before my injury because I've learned a lot about football and about life, I just want to enjoy it."