Arsenal's Gabriel Jesus sat out of training on Wednesday morning as Sunday’s clash against Leeds United begins to loom on the horizon.
The Gunners are busy preparing for their latest Europa League group stage fixture against Bodo/Glimt, which will be played on Thursday evening, and according to Football.London, the club’s top scorer was not involved in the training session ahead of their trip to Norway. As such, with Arsenal set to make the journey to West Yorkshire to meet Jesse Marsch’s Whites in just four days, there are now some question marks about his availability.
Jesus did play 90 minutes on Sunday in Arsenal’s 3-2 win over Liverpool, but he appeared to pick up a knock at one stage after being caught by Kostas Tsimikas. The Brazilian was tested for concussion before being allowed to re-enter the game, shortly after leaving the field.
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He was replaced by Eddie Nketiah in injury time at the Emirates Stadium having played his part in the huge win as Mikel Arteta’s side reclaimed their spot at the top of the Premier League table. It is unknown whether his absence was related to the head issue he picked up, but Football.London suggest there could be a link.
Jesus has been one of the Gunners’ key men following his summer switch from Manchester City. The forward has started all nine of the club’s Premier League outings this season and he has had a crucial role in an attack that seems to be firing on all cylinders, bagging five goals.
As such, if Jesus were to be ruled out of the clash at Elland Road, he would be a huge miss for the north London club. Arteta will be checking on the fitness of Oleksandr Zinchenko later this week it seems after he missed training on Wednesday morning, too.
The full-back has been struggling with a calf injury and Thursday’s Europa League tie looks set to come too soon for him. As such, he may be in a race against time to prove his fitness ahead of the clash with Leeds this weekend.
Emile Smith Rowe and Mohamed Elneny also missed training for the Gunners as they continue their respective returns from injury.
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