Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger revealed the latest team news ahead of the Gunners’ game against Newcastle United this weekend.
The Frenchman started off by revealing that Mathieu Flamini will be available against Newcastle and despite neither Alexis Sanchez, nor Mikel Arteta being fit to appear, claimed they will be back shortly after.
We might have Flamini back. Alexis will be too short for Newcastle. He [could] be back for Sunderland.
Arteta is back in training but is too short [of match fitness] to be selected in a competitive game.
The good news is that no players were injured against Bournemouth, so no need to worry about Gibbs walking out with a cramp on that day. The coach will rotating the team once again against Newcastle.
We have no new injuries from Bournemouth, only fatigue. Everybody is alright.
Certainly we will rotate again. Everybody else in the squad against Bournemouth should be available.
The boss also gave an update on Tomas Rosicky, who’s been sidelined for a long time now, revealing that the Czech is just weeks away from a return to training.
He [Rosicky] is three weeks away [from training] now.
Speaking on the fitness of Jack Wilshere, amid reports the England international could miss Euro 2016, Wenger admitted it’s too early to make such a call.
I maintain what I said that he could make it back for February. He [Wilshere] will be available again. Considering you play the Euros on June 10, that is a long way.
