Arsenal have been without a host of attacking options for the second-half of the season but the Gunners injury crisis has shown some early signs of easing as the title race intensifies
Mikel Arteta is hoping to have Bukayo Saka AND Gabriel Martinelli back after the next international break.
They could even return to face Fulham on Tuesday, April 1, to give Arsenal's run-in a huge boost after their devastating injury list.
It means Arsenal will be without Saka and Martinell for the next six games but the hope is they will step up training during that period and then be ready for the business end of the campaign
Gunners winger Martinelli suffered a hamstring injury in the Carabao Cup semi final defeat at Newcastleand his lay-off has been uncertain. But Martinelli, who went on the club’s warm weather break to Dubai last week, is making steady progress and is hoping to be back to give Arsenal’s injury-hit forward line a major lift.
Saka underwent surgery on his hamstring tear in December and was last week pictured working in the gym as his rehabilitation and recovery is going well. The initial prognosis was him pushing to train by the end of February and then being fit to play during March.
That now looks a realistic target to allay fears that he could be out for longer amid suggestions he could be sidelined for another two months. But Saka will now over the course of the next few weeks step up his rehab, return to training and then get out onto the grass with his teammates.
Saka underwent surgery on his hamstring tear in December and was last week pictured working in the gym as his rehabilitation and recovery is going well. The initial prognosis was him pushing to train by the end of February and then being fit to play during March.
That now looks a realistic target to allay fears that he could be out for longer amid suggestions he could be sidelined for another two months. But Saka will now over the course of the next few weeks step up his rehab, return to training and then get out onto the grass with his teammates.