Arsenal’s injury woes have been well documented in recent weeks but Mikel Arteta will finally welcome back one crucial player to the squad against Leicester City on Saturday.
Ben White has been unavailable since undergoing knee surgery at the beginning of November but is expected to be named in the squad this weekend. The 27-year-old has been a regular under Arteta since making the £50million move from Brighton & Hove Albion in 2021 and his absence at right-back has been felt these past few months.
The Englishman has been training for a number of weeks now and was part of the squad which travelled to Dubai for the warm-weather training camp last week. Asked if White will return to the squad this weekend, Arteta said in his pre-match press conference.
Jurrien Timber, who has done a fine job at right-back in White’s absence, is expected to start against the Foxes but we may well see White make his long-awaited return, perhaps as a second half substitute. Elsewhere, Arteta admitted that Kai Havertz’s hamstring injury picked up in Dubai is a “big blow”. The German requires surgery on the issue and will play no further part this season.
