Bukayo Saka’s hamstring injury is a worry for Arsenal when looking at the present and the future. Saka’s absence has hurt Mikel Arteta’s side across all competitions — with the Gunners drawing two league games and suffering eliminations from both the FA Cup and the Carabao Cup since the 23-year-old sustained his setback in a 5-1 demolition job of Crystal Palace in December.

Bukayo Saka has given Arsenal a timely boost by returning to light training following his hamstring injury. The England winger, 23, hasn't featured for the Premier League title hopefuls since the end of December, when he injured his hamstring at Crystal Palace.

Arsenal injury news as Mikel Arteta set to face the press with some key updates on returning players ahead of Leicester City

Arsenal have made a bid for Ollie Watkins of Aston Villa, but that was rejected. Unai Emery’s side are not prepared to sell their star striker, especially after they’ve agreed to sell Jhon Duran to Al Nassr. Mikel Arteta’s side will try to sign Watkins again, but they do have a plan if they don’t manage to land a new striker before deadline day.

Arsenal will not rush Bukayo Saka back from his hamstring injury. Saka is one of three forwards out of action right now, with Gabriel Jesus and Gabriel Martinelli also on the sidelines. Jesus will miss the rest of this season due to a knee injury and Martinelli is reportedly set to be out for more than a month after injuring his hamstring in last week’s loss at Newcastle.

Ben White could make his return from injury this weekend with Bukayo Saka also stepping up his recovery during Arsenal’s mid-season training camp in Dubai. The Gunners defender underwent knee surgery in November having struggled with a number of knocks earlier in the 2024-25 campaign.