Arsenal player out of national team training – Spokesperson hints at fresh issue

Arsenal forward Viktor Gyökeres could be a doubt for Sweden in this international break, with the 28-year-old currently training alone.

Fotboll Skanalen report that the Arsenal striker is one of three Sweden players who sat out training on Thursday.

Dejan Kulusevski, Viktor Gyökeres and Benjamin Nygren are currently training individually, away from the group.

While Kulusevski’s absence was planned – due to his long injury layoff – the other two are emergency absences.

What press officer has said

The two player’s absences were confirmed by press officer Petra Thorén.

“In the case of Nygren and Gyökeres, it’s a precautionary measure,” he told the assembled press.

“Three players will not be taking part in the full-squad training session. Dejan Kulusevski (who has just returned from injury) is following a specific individual program related to his training load. This was planned in advance.

“Benjamin Nygren and Viktor Gyökeres are also training individually. These are precautionary measures. The plan is for them to participate tomorrow.”

While she suggested that both players could play this week, Fotboll Skanalen report that she hinted something had happened to the Arsenal forward during the current training camp.

Not best development for Arsenal

Sweden play Bosnia and Herzegovina on Saturday before taking Poland on Tuesday in the Nations League Group stages. Whether Gyökeres features in either game remains to be seen.

Any absence would be another blow for the Arsenal man, who has had a difficult season so far. He started the season on the bench in the Premier League and has only started one game to date.

He’s featured more often in the Champions League. And there had been signs of improvement on that front, with an assist against Bayern then a goal and an assist in the 2-1 win over Slavia Prague. He also scored in the 2-0 win over Everton, his only start in the league this year.

An injury absence would be a major blow to his efforts to get into Mikel Arteta’s side. For now, they and Sweden will wait to determine the length of this injury issue,

Sport Witness Analysis: Viktor Gyökeres injury history

VIKTOR GYÖKERES Injury history · Recorded absences & matches missed

Longest recorded injury absence:
Knee injury, May–July 2024 · 57 days

Club	Injury	From	Until	Days out	Games missed*
Arsenal	Muscle / hamstring injury	02/11/2025	28/11/2025	27	6
Sporting CP	Thigh problem	28/01/2025	06/02/2025	10	2
Sporting CP	Knee injury / surgery	28/05/2024	23/07/2024	57	2

OTHER RECORDED ABSENCE

Club	Reason	From	Until	Days	Games missed*
Sporting CP	Rest	17/02/2025	20/02/2025	4	1

KEY INJURY DETAILS

November 2025	Suffered a muscular injury during Arsenal’s win at Burnley on 1 November and was withdrawn at half-time. The database absence begins the following day; Flashscore identifies the problem as a hamstring injury.
May 2024	Underwent surgery on his left knee after Sporting’s season ended. Portuguese reporting identified a meniscus problem. Much of the recovery period fell during the summer break.

Scope: Dates, durations and missed-match figures follow Transfermarkt. Dates use DD/MM/YYYY. Rest is shown separately and is not counted as an injury. Suspensions are excluded.
*Games missed: Published database counts can include international fixtures and should not be read as club-only totals. An absence end date does not necessarily represent a competitive return.
Source differences: Flashscore lists the January 2025 problem as a knee injury and the February absence as health problems, with different date ranges. Its summer 2024 entry is labelled an ankle injury, while Transfermarkt and contemporary surgery reports identify a knee problem. Historical coverage may be incomplete.
Checked: 12 November 2026.

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