Mikel Arteta has ruled Riccardo Calafiori and Martin Odegaard out of Arsenal’s Premier League clash against Newcastle United, but Gabriel Magalhaes looks set to feature.
‘Yes, it’s good news on Gabriel,’ Arteta said at his pre-match press conference on Friday morning.
‘We have a training session today. If he’s able to do that he’ll be in the squad.
‘Riccy [Calafiori] and Martin [Odegaard] are out, definitely. With Ben [White] we don’t know yet. He could not train so let’s see what happens.’
Asked if Odegaard was closing in on a return from the sidelines, Arteta added: ‘Now is the stage when he’s going to start to do certain work with us.
‘Let’s see if he deals with pain if physically he’s able to compete. With the work he’s put in I would be surprised if when he’s back training with us we don’t say he’s ready.’
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