Arsenal's Laurent Koscielny closing in on return to first team action

Published on: 23 November 2018

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LONDON -- Arsenal boss Unai Emery has said captain Laurent Koscielny is nearly ready to start playing games again and could make his first appearance of the season next week with the under-23s.

Koscielny has been sidelined with a torn Achilles tendon since May but Emery said on Friday that the centre-back completed every training session with the team during the international break.

"Koscielny is close to starting to play minutes little by little," Emery told a news conference. "Our first idea is to start [him playing] with the U23s.

"But these two weeks [during the international break] in training with us, he is looking well with a good performance, good feeling, and I think today he is close to play with us as well. But maybe Monday he will play with the U23s."

Emery also said left-back Nacho Monreal will need another two weeks before returning to full training, while right-back Stephan Lichtsteiner is unlikely to be fit for Sunday's trip to Bournemouth.

Source: espn.co.uk

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