Arteta hoping to have Havertz back before season opener
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Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta says he is hoping to have Kai Havertz, Riccardo Calafiori and Leandro Trossard available for the pre-season match with Athletic Club on Saturday.
Havertz was not named in the squad for Wednesday's 3-2 defeat by Villarreal but Arteta is hopeful it is a minor issue.
"Yesterday in training he felt something and this morning he wasn't quite right, so we decided to rest him," he said.
"I think it's going to be a matter of a couple of days, hopefully the weekend, if everything goes to plan, I think he will be fit."
Trossard, Calafiori and Gabriel Magalhaes all picked up knocks on tour but Gabriel was fit enough to be introduced as a second-half substitute.
"Yes, the three that we lost during the tour, it was big Gabi, Leo and Ricky, and for Saturday I think both of them have a chance if everything in the next few days evolves in the way it has been evolving in the last few days," added Arteta.