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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Sport
Miguel Delaney

Arsenal handed major fitness boost ahead of Champions League final

Jurrien Timber has successfully come through a first training session back with the Arsenal team, in the hope of making a return for Saturday’s Champions League final against Paris Saint-Germain in Budapest.

The 24-year-old has not played since a 2-0 win over Everton on 14 March, having been forced off that match with a groin injury. That has left him enduring 70 days without football, which would give Mikel Arteta a big decision even he is match-fit or not.

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