{"id":25457,"date":"2025-04-16T18:43:16","date_gmt":"2025-04-16T18:43:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/25457\/"},"modified":"2025-04-16T18:43:16","modified_gmt":"2025-04-16T18:43:16","slug":"latest-arsenal-news-today-as-bukayo-saka-contract-offer-prepared-amid-triple-injury-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/25457\/","title":{"rendered":"Latest Arsenal news today as Bukayo Saka contract offer prepared amid triple injury update"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Catch all the latest Arsenal news today, including updates on Arsenal injuries, Bukayo Saka contract and Kylian Mbappe.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Arsenal<\/a> are back in action tonight in quite possibly their biggest match of the season as they take on Real Madrid in the Champions League<\/a>.<\/p>\n

With a first-leg lead, the Gunners will be looking to avoid making history in getting knocked out by Los Blancos in dramatic circumstances.<\/p>\n

So with such a busy day ahead, here\u2019s a look at everything you need to know surrounding Arsenal.<\/p>\n

Mikel Arteta gives Arsenal injury update<\/p>\n

Arsenal boss<\/a> Mikel Arteta<\/a> has given some positive injury updates ahead of his side\u2019s clash with Real Madrid in the Champions League.<\/p>\n

The Gunners have been sweating over the fitness of Thomas Partey<\/a> and Ben White<\/a>, who were fortunately spotted in training ahead of the tie.<\/p>\n

On the duo, Arteta told the press: \u201cBen White trained today so he will be in the squad\u2026 Yeah, he [Thomas Partey] is available.<\/p>\n

\"PhotoPhoto by Vince Mignott\/MB Media\/Getty Images<\/p>\n

\u201cHe had a little niggle during the [Brentford] game, that\u2019s why he had to come off but he felt good in the last few days so that\u2019s fine.\u201d<\/p>\n

As for Jorginho<\/a>, he is set to miss out as Arteta added: \u201cJorgi, unfortunately, is not here after the incident on the weekend, he has not recovered. Our thoughts are with him.\u201d<\/p>\n

Read more on Arsenal injury updates<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Arsenal prepare Bukayo Saka contract offer<\/p>\n

Arsenal are ready to offer Bukayo Saka<\/a> a contract worth \u00a3300k-a-week as plans to step up talks over his deal intensify, Arsenal Insider<\/strong> understands.<\/p>\n

The winger is nearing the final two years under contract with the Gunners, putting him at risk of a dwindling deal.<\/p>\n

The potential contract offer would make him the top earner at the club, while there is hope that it will be sealed before the summer.<\/p>\n

\"PhotoPhoto by Alex Burstow\/Arsenal FC via Getty Images<\/p>\n

Saka is one of three key stars out of contract in 2027, which includes William Saliba<\/a> and Gabriel Magalhaes<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Read more on Bukayo Saka contract offer<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Carlo Ancelotti discusses Kylian Mbappe impact<\/p>\n

Arsenal are set with the challenge of keeping Kylian Mbappe<\/a> quiet when they take on Real Madrid at the Bernabeu on Wednesday night.<\/p>\n

The Frenchman was unable to make his chances count in the reverse fixture, while his week was made even worse by getting sent off against Alaves.<\/p>\n

Mbappe could make amends against Arsenal, though, as Carlo Ancelotti<\/a> said on the impact of the star before the match: \u201cObviously he [Mbappe] was hurt and disappointed.<\/p>\n

\"PhotoPhoto by Juan Manuel Serrano Arce\/Getty Images<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s trained very well, very motivated, and obviously we need him. This isn\u2019t just about defending; it\u2019s about scoring goals, and more than ever, we need them tomorrow.\u201d<\/p>\n

Read more on Kylian Mbappe verdict<\/a>.<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Catch all the latest Arsenal news today, including updates on Arsenal injuries, Bukayo Saka contract and Kylian Mbappe.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":25458,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[1688,2047,12116,15160,80,79,12117,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-25457","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-sports","8":"tag-ben-white","9":"tag-bukayo-saka","10":"tag-jorginho","11":"tag-kylian-mbappe","12":"tag-mikel-arteta","13":"tag-sports","14":"tag-thomas-partey","15":"tag-uk","16":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114349120299483875","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25457","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25457"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25457\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/25458"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25457"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25457"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25457"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}