Tomas Rosicky suffered a thigh problem just moments after coming off the bench for his first appearance of the season as a substitute in Arsenal F.C.'s FA Cup fourth round win over Burnley.

Arsenal F.C. midfielder Tomas Rosicky, who suffered the knee injury during a Euro 2016 qualifier in Iceland in June, underwent a surgery on August 8 and the recovery is expected to take four to eight weeks.

Petr Cech has one year remaining on his contract at Chelsea but is searching for a new club after spending much of last season as second choice to Belgian goalkeper Thibaut Courtois, the first time he has not been No. 1 since moving to London in 2004.

The one year contract extension takes Tomas Rosicky into a tenth season with the North London giants, where he has made 242 appearances, winning just one trophy in that time, the FA Cup in 2014.

Santi Cazorla and Tomas Rosicky sealed a 2-0 victory for Arsenal, who progressed through to the fourth round.

The injury-prone Rosicky, 33, limped off the pitch with a calf problem during a qualifier against Italy on September 10 in Turin, where a 2-1 loss all but ended Czech hopes of qualifying for Brazil.

Giroud beat Nagoya goalkeeper Seigo Narazaki just three minutes in, converting a cross from Tomas Rosicky to give the visitors an early lead.

Czech midfielder Tomas Rosicky will be out for between six and eight weeks after undergoing another operation on an injured Achilles tendon, the Prague daily Sport reported on Wednesday.

Czech Republic playmaker and captain Tomas Rosicky's chances of playing in Thursday's Euro 2012 quarter-final against Portugal are virtually nil according to team manager Vladimir Smicer.

Czech Republic captain Tomas Rosicky left Poland for Prague on Sunday for treatment on the Achilles tendon injury that ruled him out of Saturday's 1-0 Euro 2012 Group A win against Poland, Czech media said on Monday.