Arsenal Morning Round-Up, Saturday 24th October 2026: Arteta Gives Saka Injury Update Ahead of Everton Clash

Mikel Arteta has confirmed Bukayo Saka will miss the Premier League trip to face Everton, giving an update on the winger's thigh injury following the draw against Bayern Munich, with three other players also in doubt for the fixture (Football.London).

Ahead of that game, Football.London's Ryan Taylor has put together a predicted XI, suggesting a call has been made on Viktor Gyokeres while Riccardo Calafiori is tipped to start (Football.London).

On the goalkeeping front, Arteta has addressed David Raya's future after the Spaniard told Spanish paper Marca he would like to play in Spain one day, with the Arsenal boss moving to clarify the situation (Football.London).

In transfer news, Football.London reports Arsenal have been keeping tabs on a highly-rated young forward being likened to Cristiano Ronaldo, as the club continues its recent run of pursuing promising wonderkids (Football.London). Elsewhere, there are reports of a fresh update on a £90m alternative target being lined up after Arsenal's failed move for Julian Alvarez (Football.London).

Looking further ahead, BBC Sport previews Saturday's north London derby, with both Tottenham and Arsenal under pressure to find a result given their indifferent recent form, in a match live on BBC One (BBC Sport).

Today's focus for Arsenal is the Premier League visit to Everton, with Arteta's squad set to be without Saka and others as confirmed in his pre-match update (Football.London) (Football.London).

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