News about Jurrien Timber

Mikel Arteta has confirmed Jurrien Timber is ready for first-team selection after nine months out as Arsenal have a fully-fit squad for the first time this season. Timber has been out since injuring his ACL on the opening day of the season against Nottingham Forest. Ahead of Arsenal's match against Bournemouth on Saturday, Arteta said: 'Yes, everybody is fit and available. So now it's the headache to make the right selection.'

ISAAN KHAN: Mikel Arteta (left) claimed he 'loves' that his Arsenal side have played four times in the last two weeks, while rivals Tottenham (bottom right) have been resting. Ahead of Sunday's crunch north London derby, the Gunners have lost two matches - against Bayern Munich and Aston Villa - and won two. Yet, Spurs have not a had single match. Arteta is not fazed, though.

ISAAN KHAN: After eight minutes, Jurrien Timber had already sunk the ball into the top right corner. His Blackburn Under-21 opponents looked stunned. His young colleagues looked in awe. It had been 254 days since the Dutch full back had last stepped on a pitch after suffering damage to the ACL ligament in his knee against Nottingham Forest on August 12. No one imagined, as the 22-year-old trudged off the pitch of Arsenal's first Premier League game of the season, that it would be another eight months before he would re-appear. Further still, not many expected Timber to return to such aplomb on just his first appearance, playing for the Arsenal Under-21s. He wore his usual number 12 shirt, despite the academy typically using numbers 1 to 11 for the line-up. Special players, special measures.

Mikel Arteta has issued a positive update over the fitness defender Jurrien Timber, revealing the Arsenal star is set to complete the 'final steps' of his return from an anterior cruciate ligament injury in the coming weeks. But the Arsenal manager admitted that the Dutch centre back would not be available for their visit to play Wolves at Molineux on Saturday, as the Gunners look to bounce back from a torrid week that saw them crash out of the Champions League and drop points in the title race.  Timber, who joined Arsenal last summer in a £40million deal, has made just two appearances for the Gunners this season after he sustained the ACL injury on the opening day of the campaign during their victory against Nottingham Forest.  

Gabriel Magalhaes faces a late fitness test to make the Arsenal team for Sunday's match against Aston Villa. The centre back missed training on Friday morning, and his manager Mikel Arteta said: 'We've got one more day to prepare for the match & we'll see tomorrow if everybody is available. We have some (other injury concerns) but hopefully with another day we'll be OK.' The injury scare comes after Tuesday's 2-2 in the Gunners' Champions League quarter-final vs Bayern Munich on Tuesday.

SAMI MOKBEL: Jurrien Timber has taken a big step toward his long-awaited Arsenal return by training with the first team on Wednesday. With an anterior cruciate ligament injury sustained in the victory over Nottingham Forest, the Holland international has been out injured since the first day of the season. And Timber, a £34 million deal from Ajax in the summer, trained almost with his first-team colleagues yesterday.

Arsenal takes on Porto in the last-16, having the first leg in Portugal on February 21 in the return game at the Emirates Stadium on March 12. This week, they revealed their updated Champions League roster, with a notable inclusion.

Arsenal has claimed that signing a world class striker during the January transfer window would not be possible, as the club continues to remain within Financial Fair Play limits. Declan Rice bought Declan Rice for £105 million, Kai Havertz for £65 million, and Jurrien Timber for £40 million. Despite this, they were unable to raise their hopes to the top, with Mikel Arteta relying on Gabriel Jesus and Eddie Nketiah, the former of which have been sidelined for major portions of the season.

With injuries to Jurrien Timber and Thomas Partey, Arsenal's season came to a 'big blow', according to Mikel Arteta. Timber joined Ajax in a £40 million contract this summer, with the club extending the Dutch international to a five-year contract. In August's Community Shield victory over Manchester City, the 22-year-old made his Gunners debut before being named in the starting lineup for his team's Premier League opener against Nottingham Forest the following weekend.

Despite Arsenal's stumbling title challenge, Mikel Arteta has warned that they will not sign anyone this month. The Gunners lost back-to-back Premier League games for the first time this season due to the holiday break, as they were defeated by West Ham and Fulham. Their poor form has been paired with a long injury list, including Oleksandr Zinchenko, Fabio Vieira, Thomas Partey, and Jurrien Timber, although Mohammed Elneny and Takehiro Tomiyasu are undergoing surgery for both AFCON and the Asian Cup respectively.

Arsenal is planning a return to Ajax to strengthen their defense over the long run, according to sources, with the club keeping an eye on promising teenager Jord Hato. The Gunners signed Jurrien Timber from the troubled Dutch giants over the summer, but only for the versatile defender to suffer a potentially season-ending cruciate ligament injury in his first match. Mikel Arteta's side has struggled for endurance in defense, particularly at left-back, although they were still in the Premier League championship chase.

Arsenal KHAN: Arsenal can reclaim top position after an impressive start to the season and look forward to another good title challenge in January, but Mikel Arteta wants to expand his squad in January. Arteta invested heavily in order to go one better after finishing runners-up to Manchester City in the final straight of last season's championship race. Declan Rice (£105 million), Kai Havertz (£65 million), and Jurrien Timber (£35 million) all arrived in the summer, but Arteta feels that new faces are needed with the club's increasing injury list.

Mikel Arteta has begged Arsenal to act quickly in January if the right player emerges as he believes his team is 'are really short.' A slew of names have been attributed to the Gunners ahead of the transfer window. Takehiro Tomiyasu, Thomas Partey, Jurrien Timber, and Fabio Vieira are all injured, and Kai Havertz is unable to attend the West Ham match due to suspension.

Tomiyasu's contract is now 18 months, though there is a possibility to extend it by a further 12 months. However, Gunners chiefs want to keep his contract after the versatile defender's stellar start to the season. Tomiyasu's signing of a contract extension marks a drastic change in the club's outlook regarding the player's future. Following Arsenal's near-£200 million investment spree on Declan Rice, Kai Havertz, Jurrien Timber, and David Raya, Mail Sport has revealed that Tomiyasu, who is driving attention from Bayern Munich, was one of a list of players to watch during the closing weeks of the summer window.

In August, the defender underwent surgery for an anterior cruciate ligament injury in which he was only 50 minutes into his Arsenal debut. It was hoped that he'd still be able to participate in the later part of the campaign. However, Netherlands reports have cast doubt on his prospects of returning to action again this season. Timber is unlikely to make Ronald Koeman's squad for next summer's European Championship in Germany, according to AD.

Barcelona's Gavi has joined a growing number of players to suffer from a serious ACL injury, with many key players around the game also struggling with the knee injury. Although in action for Spain, the 19-year-old sustained the season-ending injury against Georgia, pulling up and clutching his knee after 26 minutes. Barca has already linked with potential replacements in the forthcoming January transfer window to fill the hole left by one of their key players, with reports that the player will miss Euro 2024 as a result.

Following Jurrien Timber and Ben White's injuries, Mikel Arteta is eager to return to center stage, and the well-rated 18-year-old appears to fit the bill. Gasiorowski has made four appearances for Valencia's first team this season, most recently in a humiliating 5-1 loss to Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabeu. He has been a regular for Spain at youth level, scoring 16 times for the under-19 team, and Gasiorowski has scored a hat-trick from center-back in a European Championship qualifier against Moldova.

David Raya is a "huge issue" for Mikel Arteta, according to Jamie Carragher, who told Arsenal that unless they fix their weaknesses in aim and upfront, they will not win the Premier League. For the majority of last season, the Gunners dominated the championship race, but they fell short of winning the Premier League for the first time since 2004, when Manchester City pipped them to the post. Arsenal boosted their hopes in the summer by investing a total £200 million on Declan Rice, Kai Havertz, and Jurrien Timber.

Ajax defeated Real Madrid and Juventus on their way to the last four of the Champions League just four years ago, and they were just seconds away from reaching the final. They captured their third in four seasons, less than 18 months ago, winning their 36th Dutch title to keep their domestic dominance intact. But those golden days seem to have been a lifetime ago. On Sunday, the club reached a new low, losing their fourth game of the season to Utrecht, leaving the club second lowest in the Economist hierarchy.

Arsenal's Mikel Arteta is currently suffering from a back injury crisis, as Arsenal could be without four main players for their match against Bournemouth. Declan Rice, Gabriel Martinelli, Leandro Trossard, and Bukayo Saka have all been injured since last weekend's north London derby against Tottenham Hotspur. That adds to Thomas Partey and Jurrien Timber's absences, as well as a blow to Fabio Vieira.

Given the pyrotechnics that compelled De Klassieker's to be scrapped, it was tempting to wonder if Ajax's season hadn't already gone up in smoke. Fans of football vs. rioting in their own stadium and fighting police outside, their team was left just two points above the relegation zone, and Sven Mislintat's brutal dismissal made for an exciting Sunday in Amsterdam. The preeminent club of Dutch football has fallen into disarray once more, and it isn't quite clear how things are going to get better.

SAMI MOKBEL: Some people call a doctor and bring them right to Arsenal. Mikel Arteta's choices are quickly declining; Declan Rice and Leandro Trossard are the latest to join a burgeoning injury list. Add them to Jurrien Timber's (knee), Thomas Partey (groin), and Gabriel Martinelli (hamstring) and, all of a sudden, there's a whiff of tension in the air at the club's London Colney headquarters.

Mikel Arteta has revealed that he attended several of Arsenal's training games this week, ahead of their Premier League match against Everton. The north London outfit is expected to re-launch their league campaign at Goodison Park earlier today after winning three out of four this season and now sits fifth in the table five points behind Manchester City at the top. Though Bukayo Saka's fitness was good news last week, the team has suffered several injuries this season, with Mohamed Elneny, Jurrien Timber, and Thomas Partey all listed.

Arsenal has reportedly faced rivalry in their bid to sign Sporting Lisbon defender Ousmane Diomande in the January window. The Gunners had a £30 million bid turned down by the Portuguese club over the summer, with the center-back's release clause set at £69 million. Arsenal is expected to return with a new contract for the 19-year-old Ivory Coast international.