Today, football returns from Arsenal’s trip to Dubai.Before Crystal Palace’s visit this weekend, London is aware that Mikel Arteta won’t be letting up. Now, his players will continue to train in London Colney’s much colder climate for the next several days before traveling to the Emirates Stadium on Saturday.
While a high of only 4°C is predicted for London Colney today, the weather in Dubai fluctuated between lows of 24°C. That’s quite the shift, but the rest will have been beneficial to the players and given some of them a chance to recover. Gabriel Jesus has resumed his full training regimen, while others like Oleksandr Zinchenko, who missed the previous two games due to a calf ιnjury, are still recovering. The Brazilian was out for the FA Cup match against Liverpool due to a minor knee ιnjury.
With four strikers available to start the match against Crystal Palace, Arteta must make a judgment about his starting lineup. Jesus now has four options available to the Spaniard: Eddie Nketiah, Kai Havertz, and Leandro Trossard.
Jurrien Timber accelerated his own recuperation in the meantime by starting ball work on the grass outside. The Netherlands international is still a long way off from returning to full training, but there is hope that March will bring him back.
Fabio Vieira and Thomas Partey, who underwent surgery last year, were also in Dubai with the team as they started their recuperation. After Arteta replied, “hopefully weeks,” when questioned about the two before they left for the Middle East, it is hoped that the Ghanaian would return by the end of this month. If not, both parties will be striving for a return in February.
Vieira underwent surgery to address two problems, and Arteta has been without оffensive alternatives while he has been away, with substitutes made throughout the holiday season having no effect on the result of the match. Nevertheless, in terms of his individual contributions, Vieira still has a lot to prove.
Ben White has been dealing with a knee problem for several weeks while still playing. With any lucky, the weekend off allowed for a better chance of healing than would have been possible without it.
Edu attended this week’s FIFA Best Awards and had already returned from Dubai ahead of the team. Although the most likely transactions are outgoings for the time being, football.london is aware that the club and its sports director are open to conducting business.
It is said that Turkish and Spanish clubs are interested in Cedric Soares, who was with the team in Dubai. Besiktas are keeping a close eye on him in particular, despite the fact that no deal has been reached yet, as football.london is aware.
Although he is playing for his country, Egypt, in the African Cup of Nations, Mohamed Elneny is another possible departure. In their opening match, they defeated Mozambique thanks to a penalty kιck scored by teammate Mohamed Salah in the 97th minute.
Now that the January transfer window is over for the most part, very few clubs have made any moves. Charges related to profit and sustainability have been imposed on Nottingham Forest and Everton twice.
Arsenal is operating on the understanding that they have little financial flexibility to finish the intended company since they must adhere to these laws. This cannot be changed by Elneny and Cedric alone, so after their return from Dubai, focus may shift to a significant sale, but this is also improbable.
The days leading up to returning to the UK and the Palace match will be dedicated to training and possibly readjusting to the inclement British weather. Meanwhile, on Wednesday night, Palace will play at Goodison Park in an FA Cup rematch.