Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta confirmed that Ben White would be out for a few months but hopes Leandro Trossard, Bukayo Saka and Declan Rice might be available
Sobha Realty Training Centre, London Colney, London, UK
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00:00International break, I'm sure you've played hard for no more injuries, but can you just
00:07tell us where you are because I think you might need to play a bit harder?
00:12Some positive, some others not so. Trosa seems to be okay, so he trained this morning and
00:18he seems to be feeling good. We will assess everything with the doctor right now, but
00:22he was able to do part of that session, so that's good.
00:25And Saka and Royce?
00:28Bukayo and Declan as well, they have the first session today, partial session, so very
00:33good as well.
00:34And Ben White?
00:37Ben is going to be out for months, unfortunately.
00:40How long has he been struggling with it?
00:44It's been a different kind of struggle, it's never been the same thing, but we had
00:49to make a decision, it's not been improving the last few weeks unfortunately. We know
00:52that Ben is going to push every boundary, but it got to a point where we had to protect
00:57the player, and we decided to do the surgery. He agreed with that and obviously that's
01:03going to keep him out for a few months.
01:05A few months, so when you say a few months, that could be anything, have you got all part
01:10figure?
01:11I don't know at the moment, we have to see how he reacts post-surgery. I don't expect
01:16him to be half of a year, but I cannot tell you exactly.
01:21And a couple more and then we're done.
01:23How are you?
01:25Ricky trained today, so his rehab has gone really well, he was able to set some things
01:32last week with the physios, he trained on the pitch this week, he trained with us today
01:36as well, so he's back in the squad.
01:39And Thierry and Tomiyasu?
01:44Kieran not yet, he had a couple of sessions with the team, but not ready yet to be with
01:51the team and Tomiyasu is going to be out as well for a period.
01:58You went through a lot of players at the moment, so not that I can think of.