Jurrien Timber injury update as Arsenal fly out for Champions League final | OneFootball

Defender in race against time to face Paris Saint-Germain’s fearsome attack

Arsenal defender Jurrien Timber is pushing hard to start the Champions League final after coming through first-team training.

Timber has been sidelined for two and a half months, after suffering a hamstring injury against Everton in March.

It remains to be seen if Mikel Arteta is prepared to risk a player who will be lacking match fitness, against Europe's most-fearsome attack, but the defender has taken the first steps towards being in contention.

Jurrien Timber with the Premier League trophy

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Speaking to Standard Sport last week, Timber - who has been included in Netherlands’ World Cup squad - was optimistic he will be fit to feature in the biggest game of his career.

Asked whether he might play in the final, he said: "Hopefully, yes. There's hope, but like I said, we'll see.

“I'm working really hard, I'm trying really hard, and obviously playing in the Champions League final is a dream.

Ben White had been deputising in Timber's absence, only for an injury of his own to rule him out of the match, and the upcoming World Cup.

Should Timber not be passed fit, Cristhian Mosquera is the expected pick to fill in a right-back against Paris Saint-Germain star Khvicha Kvaratskhelia.

Arsenal fly to Budapest on Thursday, and will train at the Puskas Arena on Friday at 6pm BST, following Mikel Arteta's press conference an hour earlier.