Soccer-Saliba returns to Arsenal training after injury layoff


FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - UEFA Champions League - Semi Final - First Leg - Atletico Madrid v Arsenal - Riyadh Air Metropolitano, Madrid, Spain - April 29, 2026 Arsenal's William Saliba applauds fans after the match REUTERS/Violeta Santos Moura/File Photo

Nov 3 (Reuters) - Arsenal ⁠centre back William Saliba returned ⁠to first-team training on Tuesday after ‌nearly four months out with a back injury.

• The 25-year-old France international has not featured ​this season after sustaining the ⁠injury during the ⁠World Cup.

• Saliba managed the problem throughout ⁠the ‌tournament before being substituted after 30 minutes of France's semi-final ⁠defeat by eventual champions Spain and ​missing the ‌third-place playoff loss to England.

• Champions ⁠Arsenal ​have made light of his absence, sitting three points clear of Manchester City ⁠at the top of the ​Premier League after nine matches and unbeaten in the Champions League through three games.

• ⁠The club signed England defender Ezri Konsa from Aston Villa to bolster their defensive options and the 29-year-old has ​impressed since arriving ⁠at the Emirates.

• Arsenal visit Czech side ​SK Slavia Prague in ‌the Champions League on ​Wednesday.

(Reporting by Pearl Josephine Nazare in Bengaluru;, editing by Ed Osmond)

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