Arsenal are scheduled to meet Napoli in their opening league phase encounter of this season’s Champions League competition on Wednesday evening.
The contest will take place at Napoli’s home venue in Italy.
This fixture marks Arsenal’s first appearance in the competition since their defeat to Paris Saint-Germain in last season’s final.
Mikel Arteta’s squad will be aiming to collect maximum points from the Italian opposition.
Both clubs enter the match with notable absentees.
Arsenal continue to be without William Saliba, who is still managing a back problem sustained during international duty with France at the World Cup during the summer months.
Cristhian Mosquera has been battling a muscular complaint over the past week, which caused the central defender to sit out Arsenal’s Premier League victory against Chelsea at the weekend.
Arteta indicated that the decision to exclude Mosquera from the matchday squad against the Blues was taken as a precautionary measure.
Arteta explained that Mosquera was dealing with a muscular issue.
The Arsenal manager offered encouraging news regarding Timber’s physical condition during recent media obligations when questioned about the Netherlands international’s rehabilitation progress.
The Arsenal boss expressed that Timber was in excellent condition, having spent several weeks on the pitch and training with the team, indicating a positive recovery trajectory.
Napoli also confront injury concerns ahead of their encounter with the English side.
Scott McTominay will definitely be unavailable after the former Manchester United midfielder underwent a successful surgical procedure to address a minor cardiac matter.
The Serie A club released an official announcement on Tuesday confirming that McTominay had undergone an ablation operation at Spire Manchester Hospital earlier that morning.
The statement declared the procedure a complete success and specified that the Scotland international would require a two-week rest period before resuming training activities.
The Serie A outfit will additionally be missing Luca Marianucci, who damaged his knee during pre-season preparations and now faces an extended period away from action.
Giovane remains on the sidelines after receiving a hernia operation during the early part of the summer, while Alessandro Buongiorno is unavailable due to a knee complaint.