Gabriel Jesus, Martin Odegaard - Arsenal injury news and return dates ahead of Brentford clash
Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta was without a number of injured players before club action was halted for a fortnight due to the ongoing international break. That has given some time for the likes of club captain Martin Odegaard to recover ahead of next weekend's Premier League fixture against Brentford.
Gabriel Jesus had also been sidelined with an injury, but football.london understands that the Brazilian international is expected to be back to fitness in time for the Brentford clash after the two-week break. The striker has been called up to the Brazil international squad, despite concerns regarding his fitness.
Elsewhere, Thomas Partey, Emile Smith Rowe and Jurrien Timber are all long-term absentees for the north Londoners. So, here's a look at the latest fitness updates from the Emirates Stadium ahead of next week's return to club action.
Odegaard has been nursing an injury recently and Arteta will hope that the Norwegian can return to action after the international break. Despite his ongoing hip problem, Odegaard's omission for the defeat against Newcastle at St James’ Park and the home Champions League win against Sevilla was as a result of an unrelated issue.
The Gunners captain took a ball to the face during a training session at London Colney in the lead up to the loss on Tyneside. Odegaard failed a fitness test ahead of the loss against Eddie Howe's side after being checked over for concussion. Concussion rules state players must rest for six days and be symptom free before returning to action.
football.london understands that Odegaard was put through his paces at London Colney on Tuesday and continues to be assessed, but is expected to return against Brentford.
Injury: Concussion/Hip
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