Arsenal and Netherlands cautious with Jurriën Timber as he skips training

Jurriën Timber sat out a Netherlands training session in agreement with Arsenal, according to Dutch media, with the club monitoring his fitness.

Jurriën Timber skipped a Netherlands training session on Tuesday, in consultation with Arsenal, according to AD and NOS. The defender is being handled cautiously by both the national team and his club, the Dutch outlets report.

Arsenal are monitoring the player's fitness as he returns from a layoff, reports FourFourTwo. The Evening Standard adds that the full-back is undergoing a modified training programme.

Timber also missed a second session under coach Xavi, per NOS, as part of the agreed plan.

Sources

  1. ADLIVE | Brian Brobbey de man in vorm, Oranje en Arsenal voorzichtig met Jurriën Timber (new window)ad.nl
  2. NOSJurriën Timber slaat in overleg met Arsenal ook tweede Oranje-training onder Xavi over (new window)nos.nl
  3. ADOranje en Arsenal voorzichtig met Jurriën Timber: verdediger slaat training over (new window)ad.nl
  4. ADLIVE | Oranje en Arsenal voorzichtig met Jurriën Timber: verdediger slaat training over (new window)ad.nl
  5. FourFourTwoArsenal star Jurrien Timber 'sits out training' following injury-plagued summer: report (new window)fourfourtwo.com
  6. Evening StandardArsenal star Jurrien Timber sits out Netherlands training after injury return (new window)standard.co.uk