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Arsenal defender Kieran Gibbs makes successful return to full training following three-month injury lay-off
Gunners boss Arsene Wenger has revealed the youngster is close to a return to action after his prolonged spell out, while fellow full-back Bacary Sagna is also nearly fully fit
By Shane Farrington
The promising left-back has suffered from a number of different injuries since breaking into the Gunners' side but his manager has revealed that Gibbs has recently returned to full training.
“He had a normal training session yesterday,” Wenger told reporters. “He is still short [of match fitness to be ready] to play now but it is good news to have him back and I think one or two more weeks' practice will get him back to being available again. That is very positive.”
Fellow full-back Bacary Sagna is also progressing well in his comeback from injury and Wenger revealed there is a slight chance he could feature in the Gunners' up-coming Premier League clash at Bolton.
He added: “He is in the squad. Sagna is a bit ahead of Kieran Gibbs training-wise. Sagna is a bit early still [for tomorrow] but you never know. I might consider it because I have to check all the recoveries of the players who played on Sunday.
The French tactician also confirmed that Johan Djourou, Thierry Henry and Mikel Arteta are all in contention to feature in Arsenal's crucial visit to the Reebok Stadium.
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"But, we came through. Obviously there were a lot of changes so it's good to get the result.
"Belgium are a very, very strong side who are going to be really good in the future. Vincent [Kompany] told me about them and said that they were coming good and I totally agree with him."
"[Gary] Cahill I suppose is slightly more of a concern for me because it is a jaw injury. We're desperately hoping the CT scan doesn't show any fracture and it's just going to be a bruising situation, which will be bad enough, but won't stop him taking part in the tournament. As far as John's [Terry] concerned he felt his hamstring a little bit. Again it wasn't a major thing when he came off but we still need to scan it just to be 100 per cent sure."
Suffice to say, if Cahill has broken his jaw, he won't play any part in the tournament.
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