{"id":7968,"date":"2026-11-03T18:01:56","date_gmt":"2026-11-03T18:01:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/03\/boost-for-arsenal-as-saliba-returns-to-training-after-injury-lay-off\/"},"modified":"2026-11-03T18:01:56","modified_gmt":"2026-11-03T18:01:56","slug":"boost-for-arsenal-as-saliba-returns-to-training-after-injury-lay-off","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/03\/boost-for-arsenal-as-saliba-returns-to-training-after-injury-lay-off\/","title":{"rendered":"Boost For Arsenal As Saliba Returns To Training After Injury Lay-off"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>William Saliba handed Arsenal a huge boost by taking part in the final training session before the Champions League match against Slavia Prague.<\/p>\n<p>The Frenchman has not played a single minute since he limped off after half an hour of France\u2019s World Cup semi-final against Spain.<\/p>\n<p>Saliba was sent to see specialists on that back injury and while it was decided that surgery was not necessary, an extended period of rest has been required.<\/p>\n<p>His recovery has gone well and Saliba has been back on the grass in recent weeks, going through individual training drills.<\/p>\n<p>According to The Standard, that has now been stepped up significantly, with Saliba understood to have to been back in first-team training on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>The 25-year-old came through that without any issues and he was involved again on Tuesday morning, as the Arsenal squad trained in front of the media.<br \/><strong><br \/>Also Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.completesports.com\/konsa-will-bench-saliba-at-arsenal-chelsea-legend\/\">Konsa Will Bench Saliba At Arsenal  \u2014Chelsea Legend<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Mikel Arteta and his players will fly out to Prague later in the day ahead of facing Slavia Prague on Wednesday night.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"csa1x-widget csbw-odds-card\" aria-label=\"Match odds\">\n<p><label class=\"csbw-oddschip\"><span class=\"csbw-oddsbar__label\">Show odds<\/span><button class=\"csbw-oddsswitch\" type=\"button\" role=\"switch\" aria-checked=\"false\" aria-label=\"Show odds\" data-csbw-global=\"1\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><\/button><\/label><\/p>\n<div class=\"csa1x-actions\">\n<details class=\"csa1x-tipster-details csbw-article-tips\">\n<summary class=\"csa1x-tipster-toggle\">Match prediction<\/summary>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>It remains to be seen whether Saliba is included in that travelling squad, with Arsenal understandably cautious over his return to action.<\/p>\n<p>The Gunners face Hull on Saturday before then having two weeks off for the November international break, allowing Saliba further time on the training pitch to build his fitness.<\/p>\n<p>Saliba\u2019s return will leave Arteta with a serious selection headache heading into another hectic period.<\/p>\n<p>Ezri Konsa, signed in the summer to cover for Saliba\u2019s absence, has been superb alongside Gabriel and probably Arsenal\u2019s best player so far this season.<\/p>\n<p>The England international\u2019s strong form will allow Arsenal to ease Saliba back into action without taking significant risks with his fitness.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <\/p>\n<div class=\"nSourse\">Complete Sports<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>William Saliba handed Arsenal a huge boost by taking part in the final training session before the Champions League match against Slavia Prague. The Frenchman has not played a single&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7968","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7968","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7968"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7968\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7968"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7968"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7968"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}