French national team defender Saliba misses the final round… Arsenal manager: “Stops for a few weeks” and is not called up for the national team match in June
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Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has confirmed that France defender Willian Saliba and Dutch defender Yurien Timber will miss the final Premier League match against Southampton. On the 21st, British media Evening Standard reported the commander's comments.
The 37th round of the Premier League was held on the 18th, with Arsenal facing Newcastle. Arsenal, who kept up to Declan Rice's goal, won 1-0, qualifying for the UEFA Champions League (CL) next season.
Saliba started in this match, but was replaced by Italian national team defender Riccardo Calafiori at halftime. Coach Arteta revealed Saliba's situation and commented, “Unfortunately, he will be missing for several weeks due to a hamstring injury.” The final match against Southampton on the 25th, but the season ended earlier.
The player was also not a member of the UEFA Nations League's French national team that was announced on the 21st.
Timber, who missed the match against Newcastle, was confirmed to be missing the next match, just like Saliba. Coach Arteta reported that “Yurien had ankle surgery yesterday.” He continues, “He's likely to miss a few weeks too,” and is hoping to make a comeback in the preseason ahead of the new season.
