Arsenal have been given a serious boost for their title ambitions with increasing optimism that Jurrien Timber could return to play for the club again this season. The Dutch international has been out since around 50 minutes into his Premier League debut against Nottingham Forest after surgery was needed to repair his anterior cruciate ligament.
The Dutch international had caught the eye of fans for his versatility to play in either full-back role and provide both offensive and defensive support to the team. He created a problem for his new teammates with the likes of Oleksandr Zinchenko theorising that his new team member might be even better than him.
However, in a recent interview with football.london, the former Ajax man provided an upbeat response to questions regarding his potential return.
«I feel like it’s going pretty quick,» he says of his recovery. «I’m making good progress and also the knee is reacting very well so I’m happy with the way things are going. Let’s just see how things are going and how long it will be still.»
ACL injuries typically take between seven to nine months to recover fromfootball.london was told. With the injury occurring in early August, this would have put a March to May timeframe in general.
Doctor of physiotherapy and Arsenal supporter Dr Rajpal Brar replied to a question on X, formerly known as Twitter, being asked if the comments from Timber were reason to believe he might play
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“I can’t use the word guarantee but based on this, it’s looking quite likely that he does play again this season.” He added in a
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