Mikel Arteta has issued an update on the fitness of our first-team squad as we prepare to face Chelsea in the first leg of our Carabao Cup semi-final on Wednesday, January 14.
The boss was first asked about defensive duo Piero Hincapie and Riccardo Calafiori who both missed our 4-1 win over Portsmouth in the FA Cup.
“Those two are not available yet.” Mikel said at the Sobha Realty Training Centre on Tuesday.
While he couldn’t provide a timeline for Piero’s recovery, there was an update on our Italian defender.
“It’s a muscle injury. He’s progressing, but we don’t know.