 Arsenal have left summer signing Jurrien Timber out of their Champions League squad. Young left-back Lino Sousa has made the cut, as well as forgotten star Cedric Soares. Arsenal are back in the group stage of the Champions League for the first time since 2016. They face PSV Eindhoven at the Emirates a week on Wednesday as they look to take their domestic form onto the continental stage. Mikel Arteta had to name a 25-man List A squad as per UEFA regulations, eight of which have to be locally trained players. Timber has been excluded as he won't be fit for the group stage. The £38million signing from Ajax suffered an anterior cruciate knee ligament on his Premier League debut against Nottingham Forest. Timber can be added to the squad after the January transfer window if Arsenal make the knockout rounds. However, the likelihood is he would not be available until the latter stages, if at all. Arteta has had to look elsewhere for defensive reinforcement. One player who has benefited is 18-year-old academy star Sousa. Sousa joined Arsenal from West Brom in January 2022 and has earned rave reviews while playing for the club's under-18 and under-21 sides. The teenager has often trained with the first team and was on the bench for the Premier League match at Brentford last season. Portuguese compatriot Cedric is also named in Arteta's squad. The 32-year-old has been out of the picture since returning from a loan spell at Fulham in the second half of last season. Cedric did not travel on the pre-season tour to the USA and has been training away from the senior squad. But he failed to find a move during the summer window and Arteta has recalled him from the wilderness for the group stage. Arsenal news: Cedric Soares has been called back in from the cold (Image: GETTY) Arsenal's Champions League squad in full: Goalkeepers: Aaron Ramsdale, David Raya, James Hillson Defenders: Cedric, Lino Sousa,){kind=link}
Arsenal news: Lino Sousa is in the Gunners’ Champions League squad (Image: GETTY) Arsenal have left summer signing Jurrien Timber out of their Champions League squad. Young left-back Lino Sousa has made the cut, as well as forgotten star Cedric Soares. Arsenal are back in the group stage of the Champions League for the first time since 2016. They face PSV Eindhoven at the Emirates a week on Wednesday as they look to take their domestic form onto the continental stage. Mikel Arteta had to name a 25-man List A squad as per UEFA regulations, eight of which have to be locally trained players. Timber has been excluded as he won’t be fit for the group stage. The £38million signing from Ajax suffered an anterior cruciate knee ligament on his Premier League debut against Nottingham Forest. Timber can be added to the squad after the January transfer window if Arsenal make the knockout rounds. However, the likelihood is he would not be available until the latter stages, if at all. Arteta has had to look elsewhere for defensive reinforcement. One player who has benefited is 18-year-old academy star Sousa. Sousa joined Arsenal from West Brom in January 2022 and has earned rave reviews while playing for the club’s under-18 and under-21 sides. The teenager has often trained with the first team and was on the bench for the Premier League match at Brentford last season. Portuguese compatriot Cedric is also named in Arteta’s squad. The 32-year-old has been out of the picture since returning from a loan spell at Fulham in the second half of last season. Cedric did not travel on the pre-season tour to the USA and has been training away from the senior squad. But he failed to find a move during the summer window and Arteta has recalled him from the wilderness for the group stage. Arsenal news: Cedric Soares has been called back in from the cold (Image: GETTY) Arsenal’s Champions League squad in full: Goalkeepers: Aaron Ramsdale, David Raya, James Hillson Defenders: Cedric, Lino Sousa, Takehiro Tomiyasu, Oleksandr Zinchenko, Ben White, Gabriel, Jakub Kiwior, William Saliba Midfielders: Mohamed Elneny, Jorginho, Thomas Partey, Declan Rice, Martin Odegaard, Kai Havertz, Fabio Vieira, Emile Smith Rowe Forwards: Leandro Trossard, Bukayo Saka, Gabriel Martinelli, Reiss Nelson, Eddie Nketiah, Gabriel Jesus
Arsenal omit Timber from Champions League squad as starlet and outcast make cut
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