Arsenal’s press convention forward of their Champions League opener away to Napoli was cancelled after the staff’s flight was delayed by air visitors management points within the UK.
Gunners supervisor Mikel Arteta had been because of converse to journalists in Naples on Tuesday night, alongside defender Riccardo Calafiori.
But with widespread disruption at UK airports following a technical failure with the air visitors management system, the pre-match media was scrapped.
Arsenal’s squad remained on the membership coaching floor in the course of the delay earlier than leaving for the airport.
Due to the disruption, they weren’t anticipated to reach in Naples till round 9.30pm native time (8.30pm BST).
Arsenal are set to return to European motion for the primary time since shedding on penalties to Paris Saint Germain in final season’s Champions League ultimate in Budapest.
Defender Jurrien Timber has travelled with the squad as he closes in on a return from harm.
The Netherlands defender, 25, has not performed since approaching in its place within the loss to PSG. He underwent groin surgical procedure in the course of the summer season and missed the World Cup.
Speaking earlier than Sunday’s 2-1 Premier League win over Chelsea, Arteta mentioned: “Jurrien is in really good condition at the moment.
“He’s been a few weeks on the pitch and has been training with us, so he’s in a really good place.”
While Timber’s availability could be a giant enhance, fellow defender Cristhian Mosquera stays a doubt for the Napoli conflict.
Mosquera suffered a muscle harm towards Aston Villa which dominated him out of the Chelsea recreation. Aside from the sidelined William Saliba, the 22-year-old was the one Arsenal first-team participant to not prepare on Tuesday.
Premier League champions Arsenal have begun their title defence with three successive wins, beating Coventry, Villa and Chelsea after defeating Manchester City 3-0 within the Community Shield.
Opponents Napoli have endured a harder begin to the season.
Massimiliano Allegri’s facet launched their marketing campaign with a 2-0 win at Genoa earlier than struggling back-to-back defeats to Como and reigning Serie A champions Inter Milan.
Napoli’s Scotland worldwide midfielder Scott McTominay will miss the Arsenal match following corrective surgical procedure for a minor coronary heart situation.
An replace on Napoli’s web site learn: “On Tuesday morning, Scott McTominay underwent an ablation procedure at Spire Manchester Hospital. The operation was a complete success. McTominay will rest for two weeks and then resume training.”
Meanwhile, Arsenal have signed 16-year-old striker Mylo Bernard from Crystal Palace as a part of the membership’s first-year scholarship consumption for the 2026-27 season.
Bernard scored greater than 40 objectives for Palace’s academy final time period and can signal skilled phrases with the Gunners when he turns 17.
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