Look out, Sporting! Arsenal hit by a real injury crisis | OneFootball

Attention, Sporting: Arsenal are dealing with an injury crisis, with Leandro Trossard becoming the fifth player to withdraw from international duty. The Belgian forward will not take part in the friendlies against the United States and Mexico, the same opponents as Portugal, due to a physical problem.

The decision to remain in London was taken jointly with the club, to allow him to recover from a hip injury suffered at Mansfield. The 31-year-old played 82 minutes in the defeat to Manchester City in the English League Cup final before being replaced by Martinelli.

Gabriel Magalhães has also been released from the Brazil squad, which is set to face France and Croatia, due to pain in his right knee. Eberechi Eze and Jurrien Timber have likewise left the England and Netherlands camps, respectively. Harvey Barnes was called up to replace Eze, in a squad that also includes Ben White, back in the England setup three years later by decision of Thomas Tuchel.

Another case is William Saliba, who picked up a left ankle injury in the defeat at Wembley. The centre-back will miss France’s matches against Brazil and Colombia and will be replaced by Maxence Lacroix. "William Saliba will not be able to join the France squad camp, which begins this Monday, 23 March," the French federation said: "The Arsenal centre-back is suffering from recurring pain in his left ankle, which requires treatment and a minimum rest period of 10 days."

All of these players remain under Mikel Arteta’s supervision as they work to regain full fitness. The list also includes Martin Odegaard, who has been out for around a month due to a knee injury. The Spanish coach hopes to have most of his options back in time for the FA Cup quarter-final against Southampton on 4 April, before travelling to Portugal to face Sporting on 7 April in the Champions League.

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