Sources: William Saliba makes return to Arsenal training in astonishing back issue recovery

William Saliba suffered a back injury in the World Cup in North America with the France National team which ruled him out of action for Arsenal for quite some time, however today, the Premier League winning centre half has made a long-awaited return. 

William Saliba has returned to Arsenal first team training after suffering from a long-term back issue. The Frenchman completed his first full training session today (November 2) just a few weeks after returning to light, individual training on the grass at the Arsenal training centre. 

Sources indicate that while the defender has made a return to training with the squad, he will not be rushed back into action, and will miss the UCL trip to Prague this week and will almost certainly be absent for the Hull fixture at the Emirates on Saturday. After that, there is a 2-week international break, however it’s understood the club are looking to prevent Saliba to travel with the France squad for their Nations League fixtures in November as a result of only returning. France are likely to comply with Arsenal’s preference. 

Sources also say that the club’s medical team will be constantly monitoring Saliba in the coming weeks to ensure that recovery is fully completed and no unnecessary short cuts are taken, especially with how well Ezri Konsa has been performing in his absence. 

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