London Colney was witness to the return of some of the Arsenal team today as Mikel Arteta welcomed back some of his squad from their holidays. The Gunners are due to face West Ham United on Boxing Day and will play four preparation fixtures before the Premier League’s return.
Games against Watford, Lyon, AC Milan and Juventus await Arsenal and a gradual return of players both participating and not in the Qatar World Cup. football.london understands that the club are staggering the return of the players, but some have decided to cut short their time off.
Some players had taken part in international friendlies. Fabio Vieira, Kieran Tierney and Martin Odegaard all played for their country. Players were afforded 10 days off but football.london understands some waived the full period in favour of getting back to the action sooner.
