Arsenal have been handed an injury boost ahead of their Premier League visit to Fulham after summer signing Piero Hincapie was seen back in first-team training.
Hincapie picked up an injury on his debut when he got here on as a late substitute within the Gunners’ 2-0 win within the Champions League over Athletic Club.
The Ecuador international, who joined from Bayer Leverkusen over the summer, missed Arsenal’s last five games prior to the international break.
However the 23-year-old now looks set to be available for selection after he took part in first-team training on Thursday alongside lots of his returning teammates.
Mikel Arteta is anticipated to offer an update in his press conference on Friday as as to whether the defender will feature in Saturday’s clash with Fulham.
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Elsewhere, as expected, there was no Martin Odegaard after the Arsenal skipper picked up a knee injury against West Ham.
The Norwegian joins Gabriel Jesus, Kai Havertz, and Noni Madueke on the treatment table, with all three sidelined with longer-term problems.
There was also no sign of defender Ben White in Thursday’s training session, although the reasoning behind his absence just isn’t yet known.
Arsenal return from the international break top of the pile within the Premier League after Liverpool suffered back-to-back defeats to Crystal Palace and Chelsea.
The Gunners have a one-point lead over the defending champions and will probably be hoping to increase that this weeekend, with Arne Slot’s side hosting Manchester United at Anfield.
Arsenal, though, will probably be greater than aware of the threat posed by their very own opponents, Fulham, having won just one in all their last 4 meetings against Marco Silva’s side.
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