Two weeks off and Arsenal's non-international players have started their preparations for the return of Premier League football. The Gunners face West Ham United on Boxing Day and will play four winter friendlies before their title charge resumes.
The likes of Oleksandr Zinchenko, Gabriel, Eddie Nketiah, Reiss Nelson and Rob Holding all returned from their holidays but there were noticeable figures missing. football.london understands that the club are staggering the return of the players, but some have opted to cut their time off short.
Players were afforded 10 days off but football.london understands some waived the full period in favour of getting back to the action sooner. Martin Odegaard, Fabio Vieira and Kieran Tierney all featured for their country and are yet to return.
