{"id":294871,"date":"2025-12-02T12:47:12","date_gmt":"2025-12-02T12:47:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/294871\/"},"modified":"2025-12-02T12:47:12","modified_gmt":"2025-12-02T12:47:12","slug":"mikel-arteta-delivers-triple-arsenal-injury-update-as-william-saliba-timeline-detailed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/294871\/","title":{"rendered":"Mikel Arteta delivers triple Arsenal injury update as William Saliba timeline detailed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Mikel Arteta has issued an update on Arsenal trio William Saliba, Leandro Trossard and Kai Havertz ahead of Wednesday&#8217;s home fixture against Brentford<\/p>\n<p>09:56, 02 Dec 2025Updated 10:05, 02 Dec 2025<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0_GettyImages-2245724769.jpg\" alt=\"Mikel Arteta\" loading=\"eager\"  \/>Mikel Arteta has issued an Arsenal injury update on the likes of William Saliba and Leandro Trossard<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"footballlondon\">Mikel Arteta has hinted <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.football.london\/all-about\/william-saliba\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">William Saliba<\/a> is likely to miss Arsenal&#8217;s clash with Brentford due to the knock that kept him out of the 1-1 draw with Chelsea.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"footballlondon\">The Frenchman travelled with the Gunners squad to Stamford Bridge but was unable to feature for the <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.football.london\/premier-league\/\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Premier League<\/a> leaders.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"footballlondon\">When asked to provide an update on the 24-year-old, Arteta said: &#8220;I am not going to be able to help you much today as we have another training session. He had a little niggle but I think it&#8217;s going to be a matter of days.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"footballlondon\"><a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.football.london\/all-about\/leandro-trossard\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Leandro Trossard<\/a> could also miss the game against the Bees with the calf problem that forced him off in the first half of the Champions League victory over Bayern Munich.<\/p>\n<p>READ MORE: <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.football.london\/arsenal-fc\/news\/arsenal-mikel-arteta-premier-league-32981236\" data-tmdatatrack=\"read-more\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"32981236\" data-tmdatatrack-source=\"editorial\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Arsenal one game away from nightmare scenario as Mikel Arteta faces new ban dilemma<\/a>READ MORE: <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.football.london\/arsenal-fc\/news\/arsenal-loan-news-fabio-vieira-32979919\" data-tmdatatrack=\"read-more\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"32979919\" data-tmdatatrack-source=\"editorial\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Arsenal star sparks transfer pain with last-minute winner as clean sheet king proves worth<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"footballlondon\">The Belgian underwent further tests on Friday and Arteta now says he&#8217;s a &#8220;matter of days&#8221; away from returning to the Arsenal fold.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"footballlondon\">Meanwhile, Arteta added that Kai Havertz was &#8220;a matter of weeks&#8221; from being able to return to the field following his minor surgical knee procedure back in August.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"footballlondon\">Initially, Arteta had previously claimed the German had an outside chance of being fit to face his former club Chelsea.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"footballlondon\">The Spaniard also provided a further update on Arsenal centre-back Gabriel Magalhaes, who is currently out with a thigh injury.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"footballlondon\">Arteta said of the Brazilian: &#8220;He&#8217;s doing very well but that&#8217;s weeks as well.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0_Arsenal-FC-v-FC-Bayern-Mnchen-UEFA-Champions-League-202526-League-Phase-MD5.jpg\" alt=\"Leandro Trossard is substituted during Arsenal's Champions League clash vs Bayern Munich.\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>Arsenal forward Leandro Trossard limped off against Bayern Munich last week(Image: Stuart MacFarlane\/Arsenal FC via Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"footballlondon\">Viktor Gyokeres is expected to be in contention to start against Keith Andrews&#8217; side on Wednesday evening at the Emirates Stadium.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"footballlondon\">The Swede made his return from the bench on Sunday at Chelsea following a muscle issue sustained in the 2-0 win over Burnley last month.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"footballlondon\">Captain Martin Odegaard is also back fit again after appearing from the bench against Bayern Munich and the Blues.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\" publication=\"footballlondon\">Now he could be set to start his first match since early October when he damaged his MCL in the 2-0 triumph over West Ham.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1761591371_355_2_GettyImages-1689259533.jpg\" alt=\"\"  \/>Join the football.london Arsenal WhatsApp channel<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Join our Arsenal WhatsApp channel and get all the latest breaking news, opinion, podcasts and in-depth stories from football.london&#8217;s dedicated Arsenal writers straight to your phone!<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">By following this free service you will be the first to know the news from the Emirates Stadium as it happens, when it happens.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">To join our dedicated Arsenal channel, all you have to do is <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/whatsapp.com\/channel\/0029Va5OFHR9xVJgMDpbgj2w \" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">click this link<\/a> and you can join thousands of others following our Gunners coverage!<a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/chat.whatsapp.com\/GEPOYnJGhTyGNCgAAk0jZy\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">If you&#8217;re curious, you can check out our privacy policy <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reachplc.com\/site-services\/privacy-policy\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">here.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Mikel Arteta has issued an update on Arsenal trio William Saliba, Leandro Trossard and Kai Havertz ahead of&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":294872,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[25919,119168,218,25711,2119,101,56,54,55,8698],"class_list":["post-294871","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-football","tag-arsenal-injury-news","tag-arsenal-vs-brentford","tag-football","tag-leandro-trossard","tag-mikel-arteta","tag-sports","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom","tag-william-saliba"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/294871","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=294871"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/294871\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/294872"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=294871"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=294871"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=294871"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}