Bukayo Saka, who was injured against Greece, has returned to the ranks of his club team Arsenal for more detailed examinations.
England’s star player Bukayo Saka is not participating in the soccer Nations League match against Finland, tells British broadcasting company BBC.
Saka injured his leg in Thursday night’s match against Greece and was substituted. Saka has returned to the ranks of club team Arsenal for more detailed examinations.
If Saka has to be sidelined longer, it will be a hard blow for the London team fighting for the Premier League title. Saka has played in all of Arsenal’s matches this season, scoring three goals in ten matches.
Arsenal’s first match after the international break is on Saturday next week in the Premier League against Bournemouth. Arsenal has had a hard time during international break. In the previous national matches in September, the Norwegian Martin Ödegaard got injured and hasn’t played since. His return date is still unclear.
England players who suffered from injury problems Harry Kane and Jack Grealish returned to training on Saturday. They were not involved in the Greece match. England travel to Finland on Saturday evening.
England and Finland meet at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium on Sunday at 19:00. Live broadcast of the match on TV2 and Areena from 18:15.