Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has shared heartfelt advice for Bukayo Saka, urging him to use his painful injury downtime to come back "a better person". The empathetic boss pledged full support to Saka during his road to recovery after his hamstring surgery following an injury in the 5-1 triumph at Crystal Palace.

While the Euro 2024 winner's contract at Sociedad includes a £51 million release clause, which other media sources state Arsenal plan to trigger ( Fabrizio Romano ), a new report claims that they've put two squad members on the table in an attempt to sign him at a cheaper rate.

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta has said Bukayo Saka should take time off while he recovers from a hamstring injury, urging the winger to take some time to "refresh.

Arsenal’s squad is severely depleted, and they may be forced to call upon some academy prospects in this Saturday’s clash with Wolves at Molineux. Gabriel Jesus is out for the season with an ACL injury, while Bukayo Saka, Ben White and Takehiro Tomiyasu will miss the clash with the West Midlanders.

Four of Arsenal’s injury absentees are nearing returns in the next few weeks, according to a report, though Bukayo Saka’s comeback is expected to take a bit longer.Photo via Arsenal.comSam Dean

While Arsenal are just in contention for the Premier League title, they are without Bukayo Saka, Gabriel Jesus, Ben White, Takehiro Tomiyasu and Ethan Nwaneri. Riccardo Calafiori, Jurrien Timber ...

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta has said Bukayo Saka should take time off while ... while defenders Takehiro Tomiyasu and Ben White have missed months, also with knee injuries.

Arsenal have both William Saliba and Myles Lewis-Skelly fit to start against Wolves in the Premier League, but Martin Odegaard misses out. Saliba has missed Arsenal’s last two games due to a hamstring injury, while Lewis-Skelly was absent for Wednesday’s Champions League win over Dinamo Zagreb because of a knee problem.

The latest Arsenal news following Mikel Arteta's press conference which saw a new Bukayo Saka injury update provided.

However, Riccardo Calafiori is likely to make his way back at the left-back place replacing Oleksandr Zinchenko. Thomas Partey takes the deep lying midfielder role at the cost of Jorginho. The former will have the companies of Declan Rice and Martin Odegaard in the middle of the park.

Latest Arsenal injury news with updates on William Saliba, Ethan Nwaneri and Riccardo Calafiori ahead of the Champions League clash vs Dinamo Zagreb

Bukayo Saka (hamstring), Ethan Nwaneri (muscle), Ben White (knee) Takehiro Tomiyasu (knee), and Gabriel Jesus (ACL) are confirmed absentees while the availability of Riccardo Calafiori is under the radar.