Arsenal have announced that defender Takehiro Tomiyasu will miss the club’s upcoming pre-season tour of the United States due to a knee injury.

The Japanese international will remain in London to undergo treatment at the Sobha Realty Training Centre.

Arsenal's Japanese defender #18 Takehiro Tomiyasu reacts after missing to score during the English Premier League football match between Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, on April 28, 2024. (Photo by BEN STANSALL/AFP via Getty Images)
Arsenal’s Japanese defender #18 Takehiro Tomiyasu reacts after missing to score during the English Premier League football match between Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, on April 28, 2024. (Photo by BEN STANSALL/AFP via Getty Images)

Arsenal have not stated what the problem is with Tomiyasu’s knee nor how long they expect him to be out of action. However, speaking at his press conference before their friendly against Bournemouth in the early hours of Thursday morning, Arteta told reporters, “It is unbelievable, because the kid works so hard. He had an incident in training this week and we don’t know yet the extent of that [knee] injury but as a precaution we kept him [in England]. We’ll see what happens.”

This latest setback adds to Tomiyasu’s injury-plagued tenure at Arsenal since his arrival from Bologna in 2021.

His injury history includes multiple calf injuries and a knee surgery that sidelined him for over three months.

Tomiyasu’s injury history at Arsenal:

Season Injury From Until Days Missed Games Missed
23/24 Calf injury Feb 5, 2024 Mar 20, 2024 44 7
23/24 Calf injury Dec 3, 2023 Dec 30, 2023 27 6
22/23 Knee surgery Mar 16, 2023 Jul 1, 2023 107 16
21/22 Calf injury Feb 20, 2022 Apr 21, 2022 60 11

 

Keiran Tierney is also recovering from the hamstring problem that ended his Euros earlier this summer and has not been included in the squad.

COLOGNE, GERMANY: Kieran Tierney of Scotland lies injured on a stretcher during the UEFA EURO 2024 group stage match between Scotland and Switzerland at Cologne Stadium on June 19, 2024. (Photo by Justin Setterfield/Getty Images)
COLOGNE, GERMANY: Kieran Tierney of Scotland lies injured on a stretcher during the UEFA EURO 2024 group stage match between Scotland and Switzerland at Cologne Stadium on June 19, 2024. (Photo by Justin Setterfield/Getty Images)

Manager Mikel Arteta has named an initial 26-man squad for the US tour, which includes a mix of senior players and promising youngsters. Notable absentees, in addition to Tomiyasu, Gabriel Magalhaes, Gabriel Martinelli, and Kai Havertz (due to international commitments), and several players involved in the latter stages of Euro 2024.

Arsenal’s US tour itinerary includes matches against Bournemouth, Manchester United, and Liverpool.

The first game is scheduled for July 24 against Bournemouth at the Dignity Health Sports Park in Los Angeles.

Arsenal’s US tour squad:

Goalkeepers: Karl Hein, Tommy Setford, Lucas Nygaard, Alexei Rojas

Defenders: Ben White, Oleksandr Zinchenko, Jurrien Timber, Josh Nichols, Jakub Kiwior, Ayden Heaven, Omar Rekik

Midfielders: Thomas Partey, Jorginho, Michal Rosiak, Myles Lewis-Skelly, Martin Odegaard, Emile Smith Rowe, Fabio Vieira, Ethan Nwaneri, Salah–Eddine Oulad M’Hand, Jimi Gower

Forwards: Leandro Trossard, Reiss Nelson, Charles Sagoe Jr, Gabriel Jesus, Eddie Nketiah

Fans can stream all three matches live on Arsenal.com and the official app by purchasing Match Passes.