Netherlands boss provides update on Arsenal defender Timber’s injury recovery | OneFootball

Netherlands national team boss Ronald Koeman says it “does not look rosy” for Jurrien Timber when asked about the Arsenal defender’s recovery.

Timber has been sidelined since last month for the Gunners and Koeman says that while he is trying his best to return to for the Champions League final on May 30, it is not looking promising.

“He is training again to see if he can make the Champions League final, and be available for the World Cup, but it does not look rosy at the moment.”

Timber will at least be hoping to be fit in time for the World Cup with the Netherlands in June, but it is unclear how long he could still be sidelined for.

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Speaking about the defender’s injury earlier this month, Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta explained: “He has progressed a little bit in the last few days,” he said.

“We will try to get him back. He is a really important player for us and he’s doing everything he can to help the squad in any way possible.

Asked if there is a chance he could return this season, Arteta replied: “There is a chance but how big that chance is I cannot tell you. He is going to try and do everything he can to convert that chance, and that’s the challenge ahead.”

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