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Tomas Rosicky's season is definitely over for Arsenal and possibly also the Czech Republic.

Czech international Rosicky limped out of Arsenal's FA Cup win over Newcastle back in January after suffering a knee injury. He has been unable to feature for his club or country ever since.

It has now been confirmed that Rosicky will remain sidelined for rest of the Gunners' season, as they bid for glory in both the Premier and Champions Leagues, and he is also facing an anxious wait to see whether he will be fit to play for his country in the Euro 2008 finals in Austria and Switzerland this summer.

The Czech Republic's team doctor, Petr Krejci, is in regular contact with the midfielder and admits that the situation is anything but promising.

"It is possible that the problem could fade away in two weeks, but it could also last for another three months," Krejci told Sport.

"Since he has already been out for two months, we are in a tricky situation. Karel [Bruckner, the Czech Republic's national team manager] is also very worried about it. Tomas is a big player for us and he would be a big loss.

"He can run and jog now, but when he does it for a prolonged period of time it begins to hurt him. He would be afraid of sprinting at the moment and as such he is yet to resume full training. We are not prepared to risk him ahead of Euro 2008.

"He is already resigned to missing the rest of the Premier League season, so his priority now is the European Championships."

The deputy chairman of the Czech Football Federation (CMFS), Vlastimil Kostal, is also concerned that even if Rosicky recovers in time to be included in the squad for the Euro finals, his fitness levels would probably be below those required for a tough international competition.

"If I am being honest I am worried that he will not be fit enough for Euro 2008," he said. "From the point of view that he will not have done enough training, it is not certain that he would be well prepared."

If Rosicky should be ruled out of the summer tournament, there is likely to be a call for Pavel Nedved to return from international retirement. Nedved has already done so once before in order to feature in the 2006 World Cup finals in Germany.