Mikel Arteta has refused to confirm whether Gabriel Jesus has travelled with the Arsenal squad for Thursday's Europa League round of 16 first-leg clash against Sporting CP.
Last summer's £45million signing from Manchester City has not kicked a ball competitively since the beginning of December when he suffered medial ligament damage whilst in action for Brazil at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. And because the issue was worse than initially feared, an operation was required and subsequently completed successfully.
Three months and 14 games across all competitions later and Jesus' return is not far away. For example, this morning he took a huge step towards being back in action for Arsenal by participating in a full training session at London Colney before the squad flew out to Lisbon.
