Arsenal defender Ben White is due to undergo a late fitness test ahead of the Gunners’ return to Premier League play this weekend, according to reports.
Mikel Arteta’s men go to Brentford on Saturday for a 5:30pm GMT kickoff, and football.london has released an article examining the squad’s health and injury status.
According to the article, White has been’struggling with a muscle injury’ and is currently being evaluated ahead of Arsenal’s journey to West London.
White has been a constant in the Arsenal backline since joining for an estimated £50 million price in 2021.
The 26-year-old has already surpassed a century of competitive appearances for Arsenal, appearing in all but one of the club’s games this season.
White’s only absence this season came in Arsenal’s 3-1 win over Burnley before the November international break.
Arsenal star Ben White ‘always wants to be on the pitch’
Following the win over the Clarets, Arteta told football.london, “He wasn’t comfortable yesterday in training.” “He didn’t seem right.”But Ben isn’t going to give you much. He always wants to be on the pitch and hide whatever that is on it.
“But we also highlighted something that happened there in the last two weeks.” We wanted to keep him safe today.
“It was the right call from the physios and the medical department and tomorrow we will assess him and understand what’s happening.”
White was criticized after struggling on his debut in a 2-0 loss to Brentford, but he has since stepped up and hasn’t looked back.
The £93,000-a-week ace (Salarysport) has established himself as an important player for Arsenal at both centre-back and right-back.
White will have had time to heal during the international break, so let’s hope he passes this late fitness test and returns to the starting lineup this weekend.
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