Here’s the latest on Arsenal injury news ahead of Nottingham Forest, along with what Bukayo Saka has been up to:
Injury situation
- William Saliba is out with an ankle injury sustained during the warm-up at Anfield. He tried to play on but had to be withdrawn after about five minutes. The estimate is that he’ll be out for between three to four weeks.
- Bukayo Saka has a hamstring issue suffered in the Leeds game. He is ruled out for the Forest match and is expected to be unavailable until around 21 September if recovery goes well.
- Kai Havertz and Gabriel Jesus are longer‐term absentees: Havertz needs a number of weeks off following a knee injury and minor surgery. Jesus is continuing his ACL rehabilitation and is not expected back until late autumn or early winter.
- There are doubts over Ben White (knock) and Christian Nørgaard (muscle concern) making it for Forest. Arteta has indicated they might shake off their issues but are not guaranteed starters.
New message from Bukayo Saka
Saka has broken his silence on social media while recovering, posting a “six-word message”. Details about exactly what he said weren’t widely quoted in the coverage, but the tone seems positive and focused on his recovery.
If you like, I can pull up his exact message or translate more quotes from him. Do you want that?
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