LONDON, ENGLAND: Takehiro Tomiyasu of Arsenal applauds their fans prior to kick off of the Premier League match between West Ham United and Arsenal at London Stadium on May 01, 2022. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images)

Tomiyasu returns to London as 7 set to rejoin Arsenal training

Jul 10, 2022

Takehiro Tomiyasu has returned to London as Arsenal prepare to welcome back their remaining internationals this week.

fbl eng pr west ham arsenal 1 — Arsenal’s Japanese defender Takehiro Tomiyasu controls the ball during the English Premier League football match between West Ham United and Arsenal at the London Stadium, in London on May 1, 2022. (Photo by BEN STANSALL/AFP via Getty Images)

Many of Arsenal’s squad were already out on tour in Germany this week, but a number of the internationals remained absent.

Aaron Ramsdale, Takehiro Tomiyasu, William Saliba, Bukayo Saka, Martin Odegaard, Granit Xhaka, and Lucas Torreira are all yet to rejoin training with the Gunners, but they should be returning this week.

UDN Sports confirmed on their Instagram story on Saturday that Tomiyasu was flying back to London for his reunion with the squad, and many of the others will have been making that same journey this weekend.

Saka is already in London, spending the last of his holiday watching Cameron Norrie take on Novak Djokovic at Wimbledon on Friday.

Torreira’s agent has confirmed the midfielder has been called up for the tour of the US. Odegaard and Saliba have been spotted taking part in individual training sessions ahead of their comeback dates.

Marseille's French defender William Saliba (C) runs with the ball during the French L1 football match between Olympique Marseille (OM) and Lyon (OL) at the Stade Velodrome in Marseille, southern France, on May 1, 2022. (Photo by NICOLAS TUCAT/AFP via Getty Images) — Marseille’s French defender William Saliba (C) runs with the ball during the French L1 football match between Olympique Marseille (OM) and Lyon (OL) at the Stade Velodrome in Marseille, southern France, on May 1, 2022. (Photo by NICOLAS TUCAT/AFP via Getty Images)

Assuming all seven players make their returns this week, Mikel Arteta will have almost all of his squad available for the rest of the pre-season preparations.

Arsenal fans will hope there are still a few incomings and outgoings to come, but the bulk of the squad can get going in preparation for the new season.