Saka ‘ready to go’ after a three -month absence of Arsenal

“All the careful things have already been done. It’s about putting on the grass at the right time now, but he pushes because he really wants it.

“We respected the time lane and we did everything.

“Bukayo is a huge weapon we have. We know the influence he has on the team and how much his role and contribution is important to our success.”

Saka has scored five league goals this season, while his 10 assists are still in second place in the division, despite long release.

Bukayo Saka has the most contributions for Arsenal, although he has been injured in the last three months.

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As such, it would be a huge impetus for the attack by Arsenal, which was consistently lacking incisivity without him if he could play against Fulham. Gunners are without a win in the last three meetings with the color of Marc Silva, and in December they held a 1-1 draw in Cottage at Cottage.

On the influence of her potential return, Artea added: “There is more energy he transfers, that he missed the thing he loves the most in his life, which is to be around the team, play, train and compete at the highest level. The fact that he is able to come to the most important part of the season is massive for him and team.

“He has not played for three months, but he has played for the last 48 months. So three out of 48 is a very small percentage.

“I haven’t done duties of households for a week, but I’ve been doing it for 10 years, so I know what to do, I know how to keep it, and I’m smart enough to keep it. The habit is for sure, so don’t think about it.”

But the news of injuries, however, is not all good for Arsenal.

Defender Riccardo Calafiori sustained knee and muscle injuries while he was in international duties with Italy, and as a result he will miss his first leg against Madrid.

“It’s really unhappy the way that happened,” Artete said of that failure. “It could be worse, so we hope it will be a few weeks, but we’ll have to see how this injury develops.

“One was a blow and the other was a really bad turn when he slid his surface. The other was muscular, but, I think, the main two injuries he had, very little, very unhappy.”

Jurrien Timber sat both matches for the Netherlands during international breakthrough through the disease, but should be able to present Fulham.

Artea added, “Jurien was sick for a long time, pretty bad. He felt much better in the last few days, so she’s available.”