Latest Arsenal injury news as four miss Inter after double Martin Odegaard return hint dropped

Mikel Arteta has been handed some more positive injury news after Ben White and Gabriel Magalhaes overcame minor issues to feature against Newcastle this past weekend. Though the defensive duo were back in the matchday squad, neither were able to prevent the Magpies from winning that Premier League clash.

The Gunners have been plagued by key absences this season with William Saliba, Jurrien Timber, Bukayo Saka and Declan Rice among those to have missed action. As a result of those players missing out recently, Arsenal are on a three-game winless streak in the league and the tasks do not get any smaller.

Having lost to Bournemouth and Newcastle, while also dropping points to Liverpool in between those away games,

Though the Gunners are not clear favourites for either clash given their recent form, Arteta looks to have been handed a major Martin Odegaard injury boost.

Just moments after being captured in open training before the Gunners head to Italy later today,Despite comments from head coach Stale Solbakken, the 25-year-old has not been named.

"Everything indicates that things are going according to plan," . “So it's about the last steps when you have to train with opponents and in team training. It depends on how he responds to that, but we have a legitimate hope that he is ready.”

READ MORE:

READ MORE:

His omission from international duty comes as a potentially major boost for Arsenal as he will be able to further work on his recovery to full fitness. Elsewhere, Riccardo Calafiori looks set to remain absent for the next few weeks with the Italy international not spotted out on the grass after suffering a knee injury against Shakhtar Donetsk.

Takehiro Tomiyasu and Kieran Tierney meanwhile, are also still recovering from their respective injuries with it unlikely either return before the upcoming two-week domestic pause.