Arsenal defender William Saliba’s back injury is ‘more serious than first feared’ and he is certain to miss Sunday’s Premier League game crystal palace.
The 21-year-old has played an integral part in his side’s unlikely title challenge, as Mikel Arteta was finally given his first team chance at the start of the season.
Saliba was forced off after just 21 minutes on Thursday. european league Despite losing to Sporting Lisbon, Mikel Arteta indicated that he felt the centre-half got away with just a slight setback.
But the former Saint-Etienne defender missed Saturday’s training, RMC He reports that he will be out for several weeks.
In that case, Saliba would be forced out of the France squad ahead of Euro 2024 qualifiers against the Netherlands and Ireland.
Arsenal face relegation tomorrow, threatening Palace with Rob Holding likely to replace Saliba, but he won’t return to action until April 1 against Leeds United.
But Arteta can call on both Gabriel Jesus and Leandro Trossard, who have both come unscathed after making their first starts at the club since November.
The Belgian international has been in the spotlight since arriving from Brighton in January but was expected to be out until after the international break after suffering an injury against Bournemouth earlier this month.
Trossard made a surprise comeback against Fulham last weekend, posting a devastating first-half burst with three assists in a 3-0 win.
The 28-year-old showed some discomfort at Thursday’s final whistle, but is looking to get off to a full start in Saturday’s training session.
Arsenal have yet to provide an update on Kendai Tomiyasu, who also suffered an injury against Sporting, but the prognosis for the former Bologna defender, who left the Emirates on crutches, has not been all that good.
‘don’t know. Tomiyasu immediately looks pretty serious from his reaction and what he said to me, but apparently it’s very early.
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