Arsenal’s Odegaard Back In Training After Two Months Layoff
Arsenal captain, Martin Odegaard has returned to training after two months on the sidelines ahead of the club’s clash with Inter Milan in the Champions League on Wednesday.
Odegaard suffered an ankle injury while in international duty with Norway, and he has missed Arsenal’s last 12 games in all competitions.
The club confirmed his return in a statement on their website on Tuesday.
The statement reads, “Our skipper has been out of action for two months after picking up an ankle injury on international duty for Norway in September and missed our subsequent 12 matches, but he joined in with the rest of our squad ahead of our Champions League trip to Inter Milan.”
The club did not put a time frame to when he will be able to make a return to the pitch, but it is good news for Arsenal’s supporters after the team struggled for creativity in his absence.
Meanwhile, The Gunners are expected to be without Declan Rice for the clash against Inter Milan on Wednesday.
The English midfielder did not travel with the squad on Tuesday afternoon.
The extent of Rice’s injury is not yet known, after he played the full 90 minutes of the Gunners’ Premier League defeat to Newcastle United on Saturday.
Meanwhile, Inter Milan coach, Simone Inzaghi is expecting a tough clash against Arsenal, after their poor domestic form.
He said: “We know what awaits us, before the break we have two important games and we will try to play two great matches.
“We are playing against two very strong teams, but our focus now is only on tomorrow.
“They have a recognizable game plan, a great coach in Arteta and are therefore one of the strongest teams in Europe.”
The Gunners have failed to win their last three matches in the Premier League to fall seven points behind table-toppers, Liverpool.
Arsenal’s Odegaard Back In Training After Two Months Layoff is first published on The Whistler Newspaper
