A short video, a big relief
Arsenal fans got the news they wanted on Tuesday. William Saliba is back in collective training. The club posted a short clip on Instagram showing the centre-back in a rondo and a game of foot-tennis with team-mates, and the reaction said everything about how much he has been missed.
Saliba has been out with a back problem. The France international, 25, with 38 caps, had targeted a return to competition in November, and the first step of that timeline has now been met.
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Slavia Prague or Saturday?
Training with the group is not the same as being match-ready. Arsenal travel to Slavia Prague on Wednesday for a Champions League game with a 9pm CET kick-off, and a place in the squad that quickly looks ambitious. Saturday’s home league game is the more realistic target for a first matchday involvement.
France is also in the picture. Zinedine Zidane is preparing friendlies against Italy on 12 November and Turkey on 15 November, but a player only just back in team training looks too far from selection for either.
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