White, Merino, Odegaard - Arsenal injury news and return dates for PSG in Champions League

soon. Next week, we'll see. He had partial training. He's been working so hard and it's looking good. It's about the healing of the bone and how mature that is to expose him to contact."

Possible return date: Bournemouth (A) - October 19

Martin Odegaard

Injury: Ankle

The influential Arsenal skipper missed the North London Derby win due to an ankle injury sustained during the international break. His return date remains uncertain.

What Arteta has said: "After recent scans, they've showed that he's got some damage especially on one of the ligaments in the ankle. We're going to miss him. It's quite significant, so we're going to lose him for a while."

Possible return date: Late October

Jurrien Timber

Injury: Unknown

Timber played 90 minutes against Leicester and picked up an assist after missing the midweek cup victory.

What Arteta has said: "Jurrien [Timber] was able to take part in training, that's good news, so he'll be available in the squad. Hopefully Ben [White] too."

Possible return date: Returned

Oleksandr Zinchenko

Injury: Calf

Side-lined due to an injury sustained during October's international break, which also kept him out of the North London Derby and subsequent matches. He has not returned to training yet.

Possible return date: Unknown

Takehiro Tomiyasu

Injury: Knee

The Japan defender is out of action again after a previous season marred by injuries, with no appearances so far this campaign. Arteta has spoken about his condition.

What Arteta has said: "At the moment, it's difficult to say [when he will return]. It's a bit slow the process of the first phase of that injury. It's probably for the medical team to say more than that... He's not done any training yet."

Possible return date: TBC

Kieran Tierney

Injury: Hamstring

Initially expected to be leaving Arsenal, Kieran Tierney then endured a hamstring injury while playing at the Euro 2024 with Scotland. Despite these challenges, he was named in Arsenal's 25-man Premier League squad earlier in the month, but hasn't returned to training as yet.

What Arteta has said: "He needs to focus now on recovering in the best possible way. It's been a tough time for him, with the last injury. We have to try to support him and make sure he comes back fit."

Possible return date: Unknown