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mikel arteta Continued to keep his cards close to his chest while giving updates on the fitness of Declan Rice, William Saliba, jurian timber And leandro trossard Ahead of armoryclash with wolves in Premier League,
Saliba has missed Arsenal’s last four matches through injury, while the other trio were absent from the 3-0 win over Club Brugge in the Champions League in midweek.
The Premier League leaders will be looking to bounce back from last weekend’s defeat at Aston Villa as the hosts take on the division’s bottom team at the Emirates.
Arteta said the return dates for the group of players are “a matter of days” but Rice’s Wolves could be the closest to being in contention before the match after missing the Brugge trip through illness.
“Let’s see how he is [Rice] Today,” Arteta said on Friday, “obviously he was ill. So usually it resolves within a few days, but we’ll have to wait and see how far he can progress.”
Arteta suggested Saliba will be back in time for next Saturday’s trip to Everton, but the centre-back remains doubtful for the Wolves match with defensive partner Gabriel Magalhaes Still out.
“We have to wait and see,” Arteta said. “We didn’t train yesterday. He hasn’t trained with us yet. We have an extra day. We’ll train this afternoon. Let’s see if he can be available for it.”
Regarding Timber, who missed the Brugge match due to injury, Arteta said: “Again, it depends on how he feels today. He was not feeling comfortable. Again, I think it is a matter of a few days but whether it will be tomorrow or not, we will see.”
The update on Trossard was similar. “Another one that’s in a few days! Sounds boring but it’s the reality. So we don’t know, and for how long he’s available.”