The Swedish international’s return could happen on Sunday, in the London derby against Chelsea.
Certainly out of the game against Bayern Munich on Wednesday (8:00 pm) for the regular season of the Champions League , Viktor Gyökeres could return to action for Arsenal as early as next weekend, in the visit to Chelsea’s stadium for the Premier League, admitted the Gunners ‘ coach , Mikel Arteta.
In the press conference previewing the match against Bayern Munich, the Spanish coach gave an update on the recovery processes of the former Sporting striker and German international Kai Havertz.
“They are both recovering very well. In the coming days, they will repeat the tests so we can see how they are and if we can use them this weekend,” Arteta said.
Viktor Gyökeres, Arsenal’s top scorer alongside Bukayo Saka, both with six goals, has not played since November 1st, when he suffered a muscle injury in the game against Burnle .
As for Kai Havertz, he injured his knee in August, having played only 30 minutes this season, in the victory against Manchester United (1-0) , in the opening round of the English League.