Arya News - Paris Saint-Germain and Arsenal have matches on Saturday ahead of the second leg of the UEFA Champions League semifinal on Wednesday night at Parc des Princes. The Gunners will welcome Bournemouth to ...
Ahead of the match against Bournemouth, Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta provided injury updates to key players like Jorginho, Riccardo Calafiori, and Kai Havertz.
“Calafiori is out, Jorginho is still out,” Arteta said (h/t Arsenal ). “Jorginho’s got a bit more complicated than expected. Thankfully, he’s fine, he’s feeling good, he’s recovering well, but yeah, it was a bit more than what we wanted. I think I’ll leave it to the doctor if he wants to clarify or judge that.
He also noted whether Jorginho and Havertz can play before the 2024-25 season ends.
“I think so, yeah. Hopefully, if everything goes well in the next week or so, I think [Jorginho] will gradually integrate in the team, yeah,” Arteta added. “I think if everything goes the way it’s going at the moment and the way it’s planned, I think [Havertz] will have a chance to play a few games here in the season.”
With all three players not seeing action against Bournemouth this weekend, it’s unlikely either of them will play in the second leg, but with the Gunners up against the wall, they could roll them out off the bench if they need to.