Jack Wilshere Injury: Updates on Arsenal Star's Ankle and Return

Updates from Sunday, Oct. 5

Arsenal announced Jack Wilshere's availability for today's match:

 

Updates from Wednesday, Oct. 1

Jack Wilshere has been named to the substitutes bench for Arsenal's Champions League fixture with Galatasaray:

 

Updates from Tuesday, Sept. 30

Jack Wilshere's availability for Arsenal's Champions League clash with Galatasaray has been confirmed by Arsene Wenger.

Arsenal's official Twitter passed along the news:

Wilshere trained with the rest of the Arsenal squad on Tuesday, as noted by the Daily Mirror's John Cross:

 

Updates from Monday, Sept. 29

Jeremy Wilson of The Telegraph updated Jack Wilshere's condition as the Arsenal midfielder recovers from an ankle injury suffered vs. Tottenham:

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Jack Wilshere is still hoping to play against Galatasaray on Wednesday and then Chelsea on Sunday following relatively encouraging assessments on Monday on the injuries to Arsenal’s three first-choice midfielders.

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Wilshere will be assessed carefully in training over the next 24 hours before deciding whether he can start against Galatasaray, with Wenger regarding Mathieu Flamini as his only other viable option in the central midfield position.

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Original Text

Arsenal are set to take on Galatasaray in their Champions League collision this week without the services of Jack Wilshere, who's struggling with an ankle injury.       

The England international picked up the knock in Saturday's 1-1 draw against Tottenham, per The Independent's Simon Rice, with captain Mikel Arteta and Aaron Ramsey also ruled out of the midweek fixture.

It leaves manager Arsene Wenger with a dilemma of whom to field in the centre of his line-up for the visit of Gala in what's very much a clutch fixture for the Gunners.

BT Sport's Julien Laurens quoted Wenger as being particularly bemused by Ramsey's injury blow:

Having lost to Borussia Dortmund in their European opener, Arsenal need to win all home ties, the Turkish visitors threatening to see them out at the first hurdle.

The likes of Mathieu Flamini, Tomas Rosicky and Abou Diaby now have a fight in occupying the slots left vacant by their stricken team-mates, with Wenger hoping his alternatives are enough to see off their Super Lig foes.