Takehiro Tomiyasu has not been a starting member of Mikel Arteta’s squad for this season so far. His own fitness issues at the beginning of the season meant that Ben White was brought in to deputise and has made the position his own.
Arsenal won their opening five matches with White playing over the Japanese international. However, despite Arteta debunking rumours of the England international’s fitness being in question, the potential absence of Oleksandr Zinchenko remains.
According to media in Ukraine, the player will not join up with the national side due to a calf problem expected to keep him out of the side for the next two weeks. Arteta would not be drawn on speculation on the Ukrainian, however.
