What Mikel Arteta said: "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."
What Martin Odegaard said: [Speaking earlier this month] "In the last week or so I’ve made really good progress. 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."
What Stale Solbakken [Norway manager] said:"There is great progress in relation to pain and injury, but he is a long way from playing matches. I don’t think anyone knows [his return date], and I don’t think he knows it himself either."
Return date: November.
Jurrien Timber
Injury: Unknown.
Timber was substituted at half-time during Arsenal's win over Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League and was left out of the matchday squad to face Southampton. The defender was then omitted from the Netherlands squad for Nations League matches against Hungary and Germany.
What Mikel Arteta said: "We had to modify training for a lot of players. We’ve done the same today because of the load that they had, so it’s a decision to make this afternoon, whether to involve them, yes or no. They are close."
Return date: Bournemouth (A) – Premier League – October 19.
Ben White
Injury: Knee.
White was also absent from the matchday squad to face Southampton, forcing Arsenal to deploy Thomas Partey as a makeshift right-back. The defender has not featured since being sent on as a half-time substitute in the 2-2 draw with Manchester City last month, following a knee issue.
What Mikel Arteta said: "We had to modify training for a lot of players. We’ve done the same today because of the load that they had, so it’s a decision to make this afternoon, whether to involve them, yes or no. They are close."
Return date: Bournemouth (A) – Premier League – October 19.
Oleksandr Zinchenko
Injury: Calf.
Zinchenko hasn't featured for Arsenal since August, missing the last four Premier League games with a calf injury. He wasn't called up by Ukraine for their two Nations League fixtures during the break, unsurprisingly.
What Mikel Arteta said: "Alex probably after the international break if everything goes well. He’s progressing really well."
Return date: Bournemouth (A) – Premier League – October 19.
Kieran Tierney
Injury: Hamstring.
Tierney remains out of action after suffering a horrible hamstring injury for Scotland at Euro 2024. He is yet to return to training having been expected to leave the club over the summer.
What Mikel Arteta said in August: "He needs to focus on recovering in the best possible way, it’s been a tough time for him again with the last injury. We have to try to support him and make sure he gets back fit."
Return date: Unknown.
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