Arsenal confirm fresh injury blow ahead of pre-season tour of the United States

Arsenal have confirmed a fresh injury blow ahead of the pre-season tour of the United States.

The Gunners have named their 26-man squad for the US friendlies and there was one noticeable surprise with Takehiro Tomiyasu missing from the list.

The club have now confirmed that the Japanese star is nursing a knee injury and he will remain in London to receive treatment from the medical staff.

The £30 million-rated star has been hampered by multiple injury concerns during his Arsenal career. Hopefully, the setback is nothing but a short-term one.

Alongside him, Kieran Tierney will be recovering at the club’s training centre after suffering a hamstring injury while playing for Scotland at Euro 2024.

In their absence, Jurrien Timber, Jakub Kiwior and Oleksandr Zinchenko are the senior left-back options for the pre-season tour of the United States.

They could be joined by Bologna’s Riccardo Calafiori. The club have reached an agreement with the Serie A outfit and he will undergo his medical next week.

The Gunners have also made a renewed approach to sign Wolverhampton Wanderers goalkeeper Dan Bentley and they are close to securing his services.

Arsenal are scheduled to face Bournemouth in their first US friendly on July 24. This will be followed by games against Manchester United and Liverpool on July 27 and July 31 respectively.

The Gunners will take on Bayer Leverkusen and Lyon at the Emirates Stadium on their return. The club start their Premier League campaign against Wolverhampton Wanderers on August 17.

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