Arsenal forward Leandro Trossard has made a swift and unexpected return to training after concerns about an injury sustained during international duty with Belgium.
The 28-year-old was forced off the pitch during Belgium’s 1-0 defeat to Israel in a European Championship qualifier. Starting the match, Trossard managed just 37 minutes before being substituted for Johan Bakayoko after appearing visibly uncomfortable.
Belgium head coach Domenico Tedesco addressed the situation in his post-match comments, confirming that Trossard, along with defender Zeno Debast, had joined the team’s growing injury list.
“I believe we had 21 injured players in the previous qualifying stage, and today we lost Leo Trossard and Zeno Debast to injuries,” Tedesco said, as quoted by UEFA.
However, in a positive turn of events, Trossard was spotted back in training at Arsenal’s Sobha Realty Training Centre ahead of the Gunners’ Premier League clash against Nottingham Forest this weekend.
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta confirmed the forward’s recovery and expressed cautious optimism during his pre-match press conference.
“There’s been some positives, some others not so,” Arteta said. “Trossard seems to be okay. He trained this morning and seems to be feeling good. We will assess everything with the doctor right now, as he was able to be part of that session, so that’s good.
