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As Arsenal prepares to return to Premier League play on Saturday, they are facing more injury concerns in front of their match against Nottingham Forest.

Mikel Arteta was able to welcome Martin Odegaard back into the team ahead to the international break after he had been out for three months with an ankle injury. However, there are now new issues that the Gunners manager has to be concerned about.

The minor knee surgery that Ben White underwent has caused him to be sidelined for an extended period of time. In recent weeks, the right-back has been playing through the pain barrier. The club eventually came to the conclusion that the final international break of the year would be the ideal moment for him to have surgery.

Arsenal has not yet provided a public statement about the timing for his comeback; nevertheless, there is talk that he might be out for a period of eight weeks.

Another blow came to Arteta last week when Leandro Trossard, who was playing for Belgium against Israel, suffered a knock while serving his country. Arteta will be dissatisfied with the sight of his players going off hurt while representing their countries.

The evaluation of his condition will take place in London over the next several days, and Arteta is anticipated to provide a comprehensive injury report on his team on Friday.

In the days leading up to the Champions League match against Inter Milan, Declan Rice sustained a fractured toe. However, he was able to return to the team and play against Chelsea several days later. A later statement made by Arteta stated that “it doesn’t look good.” Both he and Bukayo Saka were dismissed from their positions at Stamford Bridge that evening.

Due to the fact that Saka and Rice did not take the international break in order to recuperate from those knocks, it is now unknown how severe those concerns are.

In addition, Riccardo Calafiori continued to play at London Colney in order to make progress in his recuperation from a knee injury that he sustained during the match against Shakhtar Donetsk one month ago. Initially, Arteta stated that the defender would be sidelined for a “couple of weeks,” but he is hopeful that he will be able to return to action this coming weekend.

Takehiro Tomiyasu, on the other hand, is continuing his recuperation from a knee injury, while Kieran Tierney is also still unable to play.