Mikel Merino

Mikel Merino is back on the grass at London Colney as he looks to return from injury, with hope that he’ll be involved on the pitch this month.

Arsenal look set to be without four players for their Champions League semi-final second leg against Atletico Madrid, despite Mikel Arteta’s suggestion that two could make comebacks.

Arsenal’s chances of welcoming any injured players back against Atletico Madrid have taken a hit, with none of the four involved in training on Monday.

Kai Havertz and Jurrien Timber are out of Saturday’s match between Arsenal and Fulham and Martin Odegaard is a doubt, but Havertz is pushing to be back against Atletico Madrid.

Arsenal’s weekend brought a return to the top, a major European win for the women and more concern lower down the academy pathway.

Another update on the fitness of Arsenal midfielder Mikel Merino has emerged from Spain, as he races to be fit after his foot surgery.

Mikel Merino’s recovery is progressing, but reports in Spain say his place at the World Cup is still far from guaranteed.

Mikel Arteta met with the media ahead of Arsenal’s Champions League quarter-final second leg against Sporting on Wednesday and delivered the following updates on his injured players.

Arsenal’s open training session ahead of Wednesday night’s match against Sporting CP didn’t bring any good news, with fresh concerns about Declan Rice’s fitness.

Mikel Arteta has given the latest Arsenal injury and availability update before Southampton, with several players ruled out and others in contention.

Mikel Merino faces a race to be fit for the World Cup, with Spain sweating over Arsenal midfielder’s recovery from a rare foot injury.

Arsenal’s latest League Cup final misery hurts, but with a nine-point league lead and two quarter finals ahead, fans are urged to treat defeat with some perspective.

Leandro Trossard is back in training for Arsenal, but there were still three first-team players absent from Monday’s session pre-Bayer Leverkusen.

Injured Arsenal duo Martin Odegaard and Leandro Trossard appear to be on the verge of comebacks, with Odegaard admitting he’s desperate to make his return.

Arsenal receive mixed injury news before Bayer Leverkusen, with William Saliba fit to start while Martin Odegaard is ruled out of the Champions League clash.

Arsenal have one player at direct risk of a yellow-card suspension going into the knockout stages of the Champions League, but many others are only two cards away.

Three Arsenal players have returned to training ahead of Arsenal’s trip to Bayer Leverkusen on Wednesday, but three more remain absent through injury.

Mikel Arteta has provided good news ahead of Arsenal’s game against Chelsea, confirming Kai Havertz will train on Saturday ahead of the match.

Luis de la Fuente remains optimistic over Mikel Merino’s World Cup chances despite the Arsenal midfielder facing months out after surgery.

Mikel Arteta delivers a fresh injury update on Bukayo Saka, Martin Odegaard and Leandro Trossard ahead of Arsenal’s crucial trip to Brentford.