Arsenal injury update: Ezri Konsa, William Saliba, Bukayo Saka latest return dates

Detailed summary

Mixed news on the fitness front for the Gunners

Arsenal headed into the international break with a fresh injury concern over Declan Rice, after the midfielder was substituted in the win over Hull.

Those fears have since been allayed with Rice fit enough to join up with the England squad and he is expected to be in action against Croatia on Thursday night.

However, Ezri Konsa will play no part at Wembley Stadium, and there is some concerning news regarding the central defender - who has a fit-again William Saiba breathing down his neck for a starting place.

With that in mind, here is the latest Arsenal injury news and return dates…

Konsa has been managing his fitness after taking a hit to his knee during Arsenal’s 2-1 win away to Slavia Prague.

The defender was able to complete the full 90 minutes at home to Hull three days later, but Thomas Tuchel has confirmed that he will miss England’s Nations League clash at home to Croatia through injury.

“It’s my understanding at the moment that they will be both available but we will not take the risk. For tomorrow, both out for tomorrow,” Tuchel said in his pre-match press conference.

“You saw it, they were not in training. They follow their own programme, and the understanding and the hope and the belief, I would say, is that they’re both in individual training on Friday, team training on Saturday and match ready on Sunday.”

Should Konsa feature for England against Spain on Sunday, then he should be OK for Arsenal’s trip to St James’ Park to face Newcastle in their first game after the international break.

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