Arsenal are hopeful of having Gabriel Jesus back in the squad before the international break, football.london understands.
The Brazilian has been out since November with a knee injury sustained while on international duty at the World Cup. It is generally protocol for players injured in a tournament for Brazil to stay with the squad for the duration of the campaign, but it's understood that Edu intervened in order to have Jesus returned to London ahead of schedule to have surgery as quick as possible.
As he continues his recovery from that surgery Jesus has been back at London Colney, with Arsenal's medical team gradually increasing the load placed on his injured leg. Speaking last week, manager Mikel Arteta revealed that this process has been progressing well.
