Arsenal Afternoon Round-Up, Tuesday 20th October 2026: Injury Boost for Arteta as Bayern Munich Lose Kompany for Champions League Clash

Arsenal have been handed a double injury boost ahead of Wednesday's Champions League trip to Bayern Munich, though two players will still miss out on the Allianz Arena clash (Football.London). Mikel Arteta put his squad through their paces at the Sobha Realty Training Centre as preparations continue (Football.London), and Arsenal.com have shared a 45-photo gallery from the build-up session (Arsenal.com).

There's also good news on the opposition front, with Bayern Munich dealing with their own fitness concerns ahead of the game, having been without two players at their final training session (Football.London). More significantly, head coach Vincent Kompany did not take charge of that session (Football.London). The Guardian report that Kompany is touch and go to be in the dugout for the match after being struck down by a virus affecting his legs, with his assistant poised to take charge of the Champions League fixture instead (The Guardian). Bayern assistant Aaron Danks gave a health update, explaining Kompany has been hit by a virus that has also affected his hip, coming in the wake of the Bundesliga side's 6-1 demolition of RB Leipzig last weekend (Football.London).

On the transfer front, Football.London report Arsenal are being tipped to make a January move for Club Brugge striker Nicolo Tresoldi, who was reportedly close to joining Liverpool at one stage (Football.London).

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