LONDON, England – Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta don confirm say Bukayo Saka dey fit and ready for di Gunners game against Fulham tomorrow, April 1. Dis news come after di 23-year-old winger don miss over three months due to hamstring injury wey he pick up at Crystal Palace before Christmas, which require surgery. After plenty rehab, Saka don complete him recovery just in time for di match wey go happen at Emirates Stadium.
Mikel Arteta talk say di England international dey eager to return as di season dey enter di final stages, with both Premier League and Champions League glory still within reach. “Bukayo dey ready to go,” Mikel talk for him pre-match press conference. “All di careful things wey he don do, na so we go put am on di grass at di right moments.”
Di boss continue, “Him dey push because he wan play well. We respect di timeframe wey we set, but we don do everything, and we even hold am back because he dey ready to join di team. Him na another massive weapon wey we get. We sabi di impact wey him don get on di squad.”
Arteta also express him excitement say Saka go contribute plenty energy to di team as dem prepare for di climax of di campaign. He mention say although Saka don miss di last 19 matches, he feel say di player fit ready to hit di ground running, whether na from di start or as a substitute against Fulham.
<p“E go bring plenty energy. Him miss di passion wey he love, to dey around di team, to train, to compete at di highest level. Di fact say he fit come back at dis crucial point of di season na big boost for both him and di team,” Mikel add.
In addition to Saka’s return, Arteta also give updates on two players wey miss international duty, Jurrien Timber and Riccardo Calafiori. Calafiori sustain knee injury wey force am comot towards di end of Italy match against Germany while Timber miss action due to illness. Mikel state say Timber dey feel much better and likely to feature against Fulham, sharp contrast to di situation with Calafiori, wey na injury dey hold back.
<p“Riccardo pick injury again with di national team,” Mikel explain. “E really unfortunate di way e happen. E fit take some weeks to heal, but we go monitor how di injury dey progress.”
Mikel go use dis match as critical preparation for di upcoming Champions League quarter-final against Real Madrid, wey go kick off on April 8. Di Gunners dey face a tough challenge as dem dey chase di title in di Premier League and Champions League. With Saka’s return and di potential involvement of Timber, Arsenal go dey hoping dem fit muster enough strength to challenge di European giants.
