Potential return date: Mid-to-late October
Takehiro Tomiyasu
Injury-plagued defender Takehiro Tomiyasu has yet to feature for Arsenal this season as the result of a knee issue suffered on the eve of their pre-season tour of the USA.
He has been out ever since, though Arteta offered a positive update on his recovery prior to the win over Leicester last weekend.
“He had partial training today and he looked good,” Arteta said of Tomiyasu. “He’s progressing really well and is a little bit behind Mikel [Merino], but we don’t know with Tomi because he’s another one that pushes every single day. He’s in a good place now I think.”
Potential return date: October 19, vs Bournemouth
Kieran Tierney
Tierney was stretchered off with a hamstring injury while playing for Scotland at Euro 2024 and has not been involved for Arsenal at all this season.
Such an injury may well have scuppered his chances of securing a permanent exit from north London, having spent last season on loan in LaLiga with Real Sociedad.
When he does return, Tierney is likely to find regular football very hard to come by with Arteta now blessed with significant strength in depth in the full-back positions.
Potential return date: Unknown
Tommy Setford
Setford will have been gutted that injury ruled him out of an early Arsenal debut against Bolton, with first-choice goalkeeper David Raya absent for that game and deputy Neto cup-tied - meaning 16-year-old Jack Porter started instead.
The £1million summer arrival from Ajax was brought in to serve as Arteta’s new No3 ‘keeper, with Karl Hein loaned to Real Valladolid.
Setford was seen along with fellow injury absentees Tierney and Tomiyasu watching the game against PSG at the Emirates, but little has been said about the specific nature of his injury or a possible timeline for his return.
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