Takehiro Tomiyasu has signed a new Arsenal contract and hopes to be available to face Burnley on Saturday, according to reports.

Arsenal's Japanese defender #18 Takehiro Tomiyasu (R) celebrates with teammates after scoring their fifth goal during the English Premier League football match between Arsenal and Sheffield United at the Emirates Stadium in London on October 28, 2023. (Photo by GLYN KIRK/AFP via Getty Images)
Arsenal’s Takehiro Tomiyasu (R) celebrates with teammates after scoring their fifth goal during the English Premier League football match between Arsenal and Sheffield United at the Emirates Stadium in London on October 28, 2023. (Photo by GLYN KIRK/AFP via Getty Images)

Mikel Arteta broke the bad news of another injury to Takehiro Tomiyasu after Arsenal’s game against West Ham United on Sunday, but it seems the calf problem is nothing too serious.

Football.London report that there had even been some hope that Tomiyasu could have been involved against West Ham, and the hope now is that he’ll be back in time for the Burnley game this weekend.

Ollie of the Arsenal Informer reports that Tomiyasu is available to face Burnley, and adds that the defender also signed his new contract on Tuesday.

LONDON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 02: Takehiro Tomiyasu of Arsenal takes on Hugo Bueno of Wolverhampton Wanderers during the Premier League match between Arsenal FC and Wolverhampton Wanderers at Emirates Stadium on December 02, 2023 in London, England. (Photo by Justin Setterfield/Getty Images)
LONDON, ENGLAND: Takehiro Tomiyasu of Arsenal takes on Hugo Bueno of Wolverhampton Wanderers during the Premier League match between Arsenal FC and Wolverhampton Wanderers at Emirates Stadium on December 02, 2023. (Photo by Justin Setterfield/Getty Images)

Fabrizio Romano recently reported that Tomiyasu will officially sign his new contract at Arsenal soon, with the agreement done and “100% sealed”.

Only the formalities remain before the announcement, and Romano says Tomiyasu is ready to sign his new deal.

Romano previously claimed that Tomiyasu had attracted interest from clubs in Italy and elsewhere in recent months, but he was never likely to leave.

Arsenal always wanted him to stay, and a new deal is now incoming.

SEVILLE, SPAIN - OCTOBER 24: Takehiro Tomiyasu of Arsenal FC looks on during the UEFA Champions League match between Sevilla FC and Arsenal FC at Estadio Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan on October 24, 2023 in Seville, Spain. (Photo by Fran Santiago/Getty Images)
SEVILLE, SPAIN: Takehiro Tomiyasu of Arsenal FC looks on during the UEFA Champions League match between Sevilla FC and Arsenal FC at Estadio Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan on October 24, 2023. (Photo by Fran Santiago/Getty Images)

Tomiyasu hasn’t been able to play a significant role for Arsenal over the last couple of months, with his AFC Asian Cup absence preceded by a calf injury.

Tomiyasu had initially been expected to come straight back into the Arsenal squad following his return from the Asian Cup.

But further assessments revealed that playing the defender against West Ham would have been a fitness risk.

Arsenal are set to travel to Turf Moor to face Burnley on Saturday before playing their Champions League last-16 first-leg match away to FC Porto on Wednesday, February 21st.