Leandro Trossard

Arsenal striker Leandro Trossard (31) made his return from injury against Aston Villa but was restricted to limited minutes, prompting an early substitution despite scoring in the match. Mikel Arteta explained that Trossard was cleared only for a specific amount of playing time, and the coaching staff ultimately felt he had been introduced earlier than planned.

After logging 42 minutes, Trossard was taken off purely as a precaution to avoid aggravating the undisclosed issue.

Update Tuesday 9 December 2025

Leandro Trossard was not part of the training session at Sobha Realty Training Centre this afternoon (Source: afcstuff).

Update Friday 12 December 2025

🎙️|Mikel Arteta: “Again, another one that is a matter of days. It sounds boring, but it’s the reality, so we don’t know.” (Source: Arsenal)