William Saliba

Arsenal return from the international break with fresh injury concerns, but several players could still be available for the Premier League restart.

Reports this week suggested William Saliba could be back in action in November, but sources close to the player have given a slightly less optimistic timeline.

William Saliba has started running again and is targeting a return to action in November, according to a report from France.

Mikel Arteta has provided a positive update on Arsenal’s injury situation ahead of Saturday’s game against Sunderland, with multiple players on the verge of comebacks.

Arsenal’s pre-Napoli training session has revealed some positive injury news, with Jurrien Timber fully involved with the squad.

Arsenal’s early-season injury picture is mixed, with key attackers fit but several defenders still recovering as Mikel Arteta manages returns carefully.

Arsenal have submitted their Premier League and Champions League squads, with no major exclusions and Ethan Nwaneri named on the Premier League list.

Arsenal were big winners at the PFA Awards on Tuesday night, with five men and three women in the Teams of the Year, and Olivia Smith winning the Women’s Young Player of the Year award.

Mikel Arteta has hinted that Bruno Guimaraes has already joined David Raya and Bukayo Saka in training, but Jurrien Timber and William Saliba are weeks away.

The latest Arsenal transfer news includes Bruno Guimaraes, William Saliba, Fabio Vieira, Axel Donczew, Julian Alvarez and more.

Arsenal are stepping up their pursuit of a centre-back in the wake of William Saliba’s injury update, with Ezri Konsa, Jacobo Ramon, and John Stones among their targets.

Arsenal have confirmed William Saliba will not undergo surgery, but the defender faces an extended spell out after specialist assessment of his back injury.

William Saliba has made a key decision on his back injury after consulting Arsenal, but the France defender still faces months on the sidelines.

Arsenal anticipate William Saliba will need four or five months on the sidelines if he undergoes an increasingly likely surgical procedure, according to a report from France.

William Saliba was forced off during France’s World Cup semi-final defeat to Spain on Tuesday, as his back injury flared up once again.

Mikel Merino admits he’s joked with Arsenal teammate William Saliba about facing off against each other, with Spain to play France in Tuesday’s World Cup semi-final.

William Saliba has missed another France training session ahead of their World Cup semi-final against Spain, as he continues to follow a modified training schedule.

Over half of Arsenal’s World Cup internationals have made it to the semi-final stage of the competition, meaning they’ll remain at the tournament until the final weekend.

The fate of all of Arsenal’s World Cup last-16 players is now known, and 10 of them are set to miss the start of pre-season this summer.

Martin Odegaard and William Saliba progressed to the last-16 of the World Cup on Tuesday, but Viktor Gyokeres and Piero Hincapie were both eliminated.