With Liverpool match getting closer Mikel Arteta raising concerns over the injuries in the Arsenal Squad. Arsenal Injury Update along with their predicted return dates given below.
Gunners Injury Issues:
Arsenal still has a number of injury issue which is there before they go into the International break of October.
Arsenal Injury List:
Return by October:
Ben White: Ben White did not play against Southampton. Thomas Partey replaced him instead. He only played against Manchester City and he suffered a knee injury. Ben was said to be playing against Southampton but he did not. He is expected to join after the International Break.
Potential Return Date: 19th October
Oleksandr Zinchenko: The Ukrainian has been absent since the Arsenal’s match against Brighton. He suffered a severe calf injury. He is said to start in the Southampton game just like Timber. Zinchenko is an excellent player and it is hoped he recovers fast.
Potential Return Date: 19th October
Key Arsenal Injury:
Kai Havertz: Havertz played in the match against Southampton but he had a knee injury so he is not included in the Germany Squad. Germany team said on Sunday that Kai Havertz wont playa against Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Netherlands in the UEFA Nations League. “Kai Havertz will miss the upcoming international matches due to knee problems,” the German team stated. “Get well soon, Kai!”
It is concerning for Arsenal if Havertz is missing because he is the key striker. He scored in all the four simultaneous matches. Kai scored against Southampton too. He is hoped to return or recover in two weeks.
Potential Return Date: 19th October
Jurrien Timber: He missed most of the matches this season for Arsenal. Timber has been very good for Arsenal this season. Timber suffered with injuries in the UEFA Champions League Match against Paris Saint Germain. He was substituted. He did not make it to the Netherlands squad for the matches against Hungary and Germany. Arteta said that he might play against Southampton but he did not start. “We had to modify training for a lot of players,”, the Arsenal Boss said when he was asked about Ben White, Timber and Tomiyasu. Timber was said to be fit by the Southampton match, so most probably he is expected to make a return after the International Break.
Potential Return Date: 19th October
Unknown Return Dates:
Kieran Tierney: In the Euros 2024, he suffered a serious injury and was carried off in stretchers while playing for Scotland against Switzerland.
Potential Return Date: Unknown
Martin Ødegaard: The Arsenal captain has been out for so many months. He has missed seven match across all competitions for Arsenal. Last month, he suffered severe ankle injury while playing for Norway in the Nations League. Arteta was hoping for his fast recovery. He said, it will be a matter of weeks until he returns. After the International break ends on Friday, Martin is expected to make his return to training. “Martin is very difficult, I expected still with the boot and a lot of things and he’s working so hard and is feeling good and is pushing it so it’s difficult to give a timeline,” the Arsenal boss said.
Ødegaard himself gave an update about his injury stating that it will take one or two weeks to recover. He has made a lot of progress in his recovery. “I’m getting better and better by the day and feel it’s going well. When you feel like things are moving forward, it gives you motivation to do more and more and work harder. Today is our last game before another international break, so that gives me some more time to work on the rehab too.” he said on social media. He hopes that it wont be much longer until he returns to training. Martin has been thinking about returning to training soon.
Potential Return Date: Unknown
So, here are the Arsenal Injury Update.
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