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title: "Maitland-Niles closing in on early return to training"
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published: "2018-09-13T12:57:24Z"
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# Maitland-Niles closing in on early return to training

Arsenal’s Ainsley Maitland-Niles is reportedly close to a return to training as he continues to recover from a broken leg.

[The London Evening Standard reports](https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/arsenal-youngster-ainsley-maitlandniles-close-to-return-from-broken-leg-a3934881.html) that the versatile youngster is set to hand Unai Emery a big fitness boost.

The report claims that Maitland-Niles is expected to return to full training next month after suffering his injury against Manchester City in the Gunners’ first game of the season.

![Shaun Botterill/Getty Images Sport](https://cdn.readeverything.co/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/1015573020.jpg)

It had been expected that Maitland-Niles would be ruled out up until November, but the youngster is way ahead of schedule.

His return will be a huge boost to Emery, who had been hoping to utilise at left-back.

With Sead Kolasinac also on the sidelines, Nacho Monreal has been the club’s only fit senior left-back for the new Gunners boss to call upon.

He was one of the youngsters tipped to break into the Arsenal side and nail down a place under Emery.