LONDON: Martin Odegaard is about to return to action with Arsenal after being sidelined since last September due to an ankle injury.
Odegaard, who suffered the injury while on duty with the Norwegian national team, has been seen training again in recent weeks.
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta confirmed the matter by stating that the 25-year-old has entered the final phase of his recovery.
“He’s been training on the pitch for the past few weeks, but he still has a lot to do,” Arteta said.
“As far as we can do in this last stage of recovery, we will have to answer once we have players around him and he starts competing with the team. He is still doing it again.”
It is understood that the Arsenal captain is working hard to be listed on the visit to Newcastle tomorrow. However, what is clear is that he may be back in the squad for next week’s clash against Inter Milan.
In addition, Arsenal also received positive news regarding Gabriel’s fitness level. The player from Brazil was injured during the team’s 2-2 draw with Liverpool last Sunday, but Arteta confirmed that the issue facing the player was not very serious.
Riccardo Calafiori will be ruled out until the international break after picking up a knee injury during the team’s 1-0 win over Shakhtar Donetsk.
Kieran Tierney is also close to returning to action while Takehiro Tomiyasu is also on the injury list in the Gunners squad.