Mikel Arteta has confirmed the recent update concerning Gabriel Magalhães injury ahead of Chelsea clash, MySportDab reports.
The Brazil international has been sitting out with an injury which hasn’t been much of a concern to the Arsenal team.
His absence is huge but based off recent results, the Brazilian haven’t been missed that much by the team.
However, Arsenal manager has come out to give some update concerning the player situation as they prepare for a huge game.
The Gunners will go head to head against Chelsea in a match which could extend or cut the gap between first and second placed teams.
According to Fabrizio Romano, he confirmed Arteta comments concerning the defender who has been ruled out of action.
Here Is What Was Said:
“Gabriel Magalhães is evolving well. We have to wait for that scan a little bit longer to be more precise in terms of the timings”.
“But I’m quite confident, especially with the way Gabi takes every injury and pushes everybody… won’t be that long”.
The defender is still out and he will miss the big clash against Chelsea which will happen on Sunday at Stamford Bridge.
Mikel Arteta will be looking to have Gabriel Magalhães back as soon as possible going into the final month of the year.
