Arsenal receive mixed Jurrien Timber, Cristhian Mosquera injury update before Napoli Champions League clash

Arsenal person received a timely fittingness boost up of Wednesday's Champions League clash with Napoli, arsenic Jurrien Timber was seen successful afloat grooming connected Tuesday.

The Netherlands planetary has been dealing with a troublesome groin wounded for months, though helium made a little comeback during the Champions League last nonaccomplishment to Paris Saint-Germain.

Timber was past forced to retreat from the Dutch World Cup squad, though, and helium has not played different infinitesimal of competitory shot since the conflict of Budapest.

However, the right-back has been dilatory edging person towards a instrumentality to enactment since the play began, and Mikel Arteta revealed past week that Timber was successful a "really bully condition".

The 25-year-old was nevertheless absent from the squad for Sunday's 2-1 Premier League triumph implicit Chelsea, but helium is ostensibly successful with a beardown accidental of making the travel to Naples.

Jurrien Timber backmost successful Arsenal grooming earlier Napoli clash

Timber's beingness was 1 of 2 pieces of affirmative fittingness quality for the Gunners, arsenic Bruno Guimaraes besides took portion successful the league pursuing a knock.

The Brazilian was connected the seat during the weekend's triumph implicit Chelsea but was lone an unused substitute, suggesting that helium was inactive not rather astatine 100% conscionable yet.

However, Cristhian Mosquera - who sustained a muscular occupation astatine Villa Park successful precocious August - was not portion of the grooming league aft besides missing the triumph implicit the Blues.

Arteta volition apt beryllium asked for an update connected the Spaniard successful his pre-game property conference, but each the signs constituent towards Ezri Konsa making his afloat Champions League debut for the nine connected Wednesday.

William Saliba (back) remains a semipermanent absentee, and with Timber besides lone conscionable moving his mode backmost to afloat fitness, Ben White is expected to proceed astatine right-back.

Which Napoli players are missing for Arsenal clash?

While Arsenal person a mates of antiaircraft concerns to contend with, Napoli brag Massimiliano Allegri is besides managing without Alessandro Buongiorno and Luca Marianucci owed to genu injuries.

However, the Partenopei's astir notable absentee is undoubtedly Scott McTominay, who is acceptable for a fewer weeks connected the sidelines owed to a insignificant bosom procedure.

Brazilian striker Giovane - who has a hernia - is besides unavailable for Napoli, but erstwhile Manchester United antheral Rasmus Hojlund was ever expected to pb the enactment astatine the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona.

The Dane could beryllium joined successful the Napoli XI by Kevin De Bruyne, who has not started immoderate of Napoli's archetypal 3 Serie A games truthful acold this play but provided a extremity and assistance disconnected the seat against Genoa connected matchday one.