Arsenal will be sweating on the fitness of Bukayo Saka ahead of the Premier League clash against Nottingham Forest after the international break. The winger suffered an injury against Chelsea, and has since pulled out of the England squad.
Saka was due to feature in Lee Carsley’s final games in charge of the national side when they take on Greece and the Republic of Ireland in the Nations League. But he is now one of nine players originally picked by the interim boss to withdraw from the squad.
The number of withdrawals has earned criticism from England captain Harry Kane, who himself has a slight injury, making him a doubt to start against Greece on Thursday night.
“It comes before club and it is the most important thing you play as a professional footballer. Gareth was hot on that and he wasn’t afraid to make decisions if that started to drift from certain players.
“It’s a shame this week obviously. Yeah, I think it’s a tough period of the season and maybe that’s been taken advantage of a little bit.
“I don’t really like it if I’m totally honest. I think as I just said there England comes before anything, any club situation. The joy to play for England – I think Gareth brought that back.
“Every camp, people were excited to come. Every camp people wanted to play for England and, yeah, that’s the most important thing.”
The comments have been a talking point for England fans over the last few hours, and has shone a light on the injuries within the squad. With that in mind, here is everything we know about Bukayo Saka and a potential return after the international break.
Saka injury latest
There is a slight mystery over the extent of the injury to Saka. The winger didn’t finish the game against Chelsea after hobbling off the pitch with what looked like a muscle injury, and has since pulled out of the England squad.
