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Arsenal's medical team continue to assess Martin Odegaard and work with him day by day after he injured his ankle on international duty. Norway's team doctor has claimed the injury could rule Odegaard out for at least three weeks but Arsenal have not given a time-frame, with no update expected until Mikel Arteta's press conference on Friday.

A three-week absence would rule him out of the Gunners' crucial Premier League meetings with Tottenham and Manchester City The Norwegian midfielder would also be a doubt for Arsenal's two matches in the first week of October - home games against Paris Saint-German and Southampton - which are the Gunners' final matches until the next international break.

Odegaard's potential absence leaves Mikel Arteta facing the possibility of being denied his entire first-choice midfield for the trip to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. New signing Mikel Merino fractured his shoulder in his first training session for the club and is not expected to debut before October, while Declan Rice is suspended due to his peculiar dismissal against Brighton.