Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta has provided injury update on Ricardo Calafiori, Ben White, Martin Odegaard and Gabriel ahead of their weekend clash against Newcastle United.
Mikel Arteta hopes that Gabriel Magalheas will be fit for selection this weekend in their clash against Newcastle if he attends today’s training session. Magalhaes limped off against Liverpool last weekend’s match and he missed his first match this season against Preston in the midweek.
“We have a training session today. If he can complete that, he’ll be available. He hasn’t had any training sessions yet, but if he’s able to do that today, he’ll be available to be in the squad.”say’s Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta.
Ben White played in centre back last weekend against the Reds filling in for William Saliba but also missed the Europa cup against Preston in the midweek with Mikel Arteta admitting that he’s struggling with a fresh issue but not the groin injury that saw him miss action last month.
This tells that Ben could join Riccardo Calafiori, Martin Odegaard, Takehiro Tomiyasu and Kieran Tierney on the sidelines. This is disappointing to Mikel as he was delighted with his display in the heart of our backline last week at Emirates Stadium.
Mikel Arteta also says that Martin Odegaard and Ricardo Calafiori are still out but on Ben White there is doubt whether he might be available or not. While the Newcastle game comes too early for a return for Odegaard, the skipper is edging closer to a return and when asked if there was a chance he could return for the Inter Milan game next week, Mikel Arteta suggested that he expects him to be back soon.
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