Overview
- Manager Mikel Arteta confirmed Viktor Gyökeres did not travel, has not trained and will undergo further tests and scans after reporting a muscular problem at Burnley.
- Sky Sports and other outlets report Arsenal hope to have Gyökeres and Gabriel Martinelli back after the international break, targeting Tottenham on November 23, though the timeline depends on scan results.
- The BBC says initial thinking is a hamstring strain with at least two weeks out, which would rule Gyökeres out of Slavia Prague and Sunderland before the break.
- Gyökeres scored in the win at Burnley before a half‑time withdrawal and has six goals since his summer move from Sporting, underscoring his growing importance to Arsenal’s attack.
- His absence deepens a striker shortage with Kai Havertz and Gabriel Jesus sidelined, leaving Mikel Merino or Leandro Trossard as makeshift options through the middle.