Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has offered an injury update as the team prepares to face Shakhtar Donetsk in the Champions League.
Key players Bukayo Saka, Martin Odegaard, and Jurrien Timber were unavailable during Arsenal’s recent 2-0 defeat to Bournemouth. Arteta decided against risking Saka, who sustained a minor hamstring injury while on international duty with England. Odegaard has been sidelined since suffering an ankle injury while playing for Norway last month, and Timber has missed the last two matches due to a muscular injury.
“They are closer. They are both progressing really well,” Arteta said when asked about Saka and Odegaard. “Martin is still not fit. Let’s see how Bukayo is after the training session later on.”
Regarding Timber, Arteta noted, “He’s going to be close. We have to see how he deals with training with the whole group. It was a muscular injury.”
Arsenal fans will be hoping for positive news as they look to bolster their squad ahead of the crucial Champions League encounter.
