Thomas Partey and Gabriel Jesus are both close to a return to full fitness ahead of Saturday’s Premier League game against Newcastle United.
On Thomas, Mikel Arteta explained in his pre-match press conference: “We have another session today and obviously he’s been out for many, many months now and we need to really nail the timing and when he has enough in the tank to compete, but I think he’s very close.
“It’s the same with Gabby [Jesus] as well, he's done a few things,” he added.
Mikel also reported that Oleksandr Zinchenko is “not far at all,” while Takehiro Tomiyasu needs “still a little bit more” time.
Lastly, asked for the latest update on Jurrien Timber and if he will be back in the team before the end of the season, Mikel was optimistic.
“I really hope so, he’s doing really well, he’s been around some players on the pitch and we are going to start to do some bits with us in the next week or so,” he said.
“Then we need to see how that evolves, his confidence levels, his fitness levels and hopefully then the answer is ‘yes’.”
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