As Arteta sweats on additional injury concern, the ten Arsenal players confirmed for international service.
The international break disturbs Arsenal’s excellent and flawless start to the Premier League season once more.Mikel Arteta would definitely want to be breaking on with things. The second of three breaks before the new year, the next in November, Arsenal sit level on points with Manchester City and after four wins in a row.
Having said that, Kai Havertz withdrawing from action with Germany might provide some opportunity for some players to get much-needed relaxation.The same can be said of Martin Odegaard, Jurrien Timber, Ben White, Oleksandr Zinchenko, and Kieran Tierney, who remain out of play and healing from injuries.
Arsenal loses ten players heading for their separate countries.football.london compiles just who is departing over the next fortnight and who they will be facing with some returning far sooner than others.
United Kingdom
Both Declan Rice and Bukayo Saka have been summoned for service with the England national team. Good news for Mikel Arteta is that the Three Lions will play Greece at Wembley before heading to Finland on Sunday, giving plenty of time to return in the week before the game against Bournemouth.
Ben White is genuinely injured, however there is no evidence that his circumstances have changed. During the last break, Lee Carsley did answer the question, but he said he has not been informed of any variation in posture from White.
Spain
Called up to the Spain team, David Raya might start to become the new number one. After surgery on a wrist problem, Unai Simon is not with the squad; Alex Remiro and Robert Sanchez are with Raya for the games against Denmark and Serbia.
Fascinatingly, Mikel Merino has also been called up by Luis de la Fuente even just recovering from injury last week. Clearly viewed as a necessary component of the group, Merino’s transfer to Arsenal will enable him to pursue a starting place in the line-up.
Bras Brazil
Given Gabriel Magalhaes’ outstanding Arsenal form, it is not surprising that he has been added to the squad. Dorival Junior hopes the Selecao, for their games against Chile and Peru, can inherit his threat from set pieces.
Gabriel Martinelli also returns to the team following goals against Southampton and Leicester City, which will be much welcomed. Gabriel Jesus, meanwhile, is not with the club once more and will have to wait until Thursday next week for his countrymen to rejoin him in north London with their last game not until Wednesday leaving extremely limited time to reintegrate before the next Premier League game on Saturday.
Italy.
Italy has summoned Riccardo Calafiori for their Nations League games against Israel and Belgium. Jorginho, who started vs Southampton at the weekend, still has no place here.
Polonia
Though Jakub Kiwior may not start regularly for Arsenal, he has started some more minutes for the Gunners. He has started against Bolton and come on in several recent games including half-time against PSG to help see out the European clash and has subsequently been called up by Poland for their Nations League games with Portugal and Croatia after being stopped from leaving in the summer despite some transfer interest.
French
The fact that France has called William Saliva, the Premier League’s current best center-half, up is very unexpected. Didier Deschamps’s side view on Israel and Belgium in their Nations League games will be followed without Antoine Griezmann, who has lately resigned from international football.
Belgian
Returning to the Belgium team for their games against France and Italy is Leandro Trossard. Although Domenico Todesco said that his absence last time was a result of chance to provide other young players chances, his Arsenal performance cannot be disregarded.
Trossard has been harsh even with his red against Manchester City. scoring against PSG before an assist in the game against Leicester.
