Arsenal manager, Mikel Arteta, has given injury updates ahead of their Premier League trip to Bournemouth this weekend.
Arteta, speaking to the media on Friday, revealed good news on Bukayo Saka, Kai Havertz and Gabriel Martinelli.
He said: “Saka is not a serious injury. He is evolving really well. He has done things in the last two days but we are hopeful.
“We have a training session later today and he did some bits yesterday. Let’s see if he can recover in time.
“Havertz had a few issues he’s been dealing with that. He;s been brilliant, he has a great communication with the manager. If he trains well today, he has a great chance t be fit and available.
“Martinelli only landed here yesterday afternoon here. So we had a short time to be with him yesterday. He went out a bit to see how he’s doing and today is another step to see if we can take the risk. I know what the player is going to say, he’s going to be fit for sure.
“Odegaard is not going to be fit for this week. Next week is going to be a different story. In the later stages of his rehab, he needs to clear some markers, do some different things, especially with the ball. Next week is crucial to see how close he is.
On Timber, Zinchenko, White, Arteta added: “They are quite close the three of them, today we are going to have to try and push and see how it is.
“We are struggling a bit with the numbers on the right side, hopefully we have some positive news and some players back.”
