Arsenal news LIVE: Jesus and Trossard BACK in contention, Palhinha EXCLUSIVE, Saliba on ‘verge’ of NEW deal

Morning Arsenal fans

Arsenal forwards Leandro Trossard and Gabriel Jesus are reportedly in contention to play against Fulham.

Goal claim the pair are being considered for the must-win game – with the Gunners desperate for all three points.

Jesus has been out with a knee injury since the World Cup, while Trossard limped off against Bournemouth.

Both, however, could be fit to face the Cottagers.

While Martin Odegaard is also expected to be fit, after fighting off an illness which kept him out of the Europa League tie against Sporting.

Meanwhile, Arsenal fear that Eddie Nketiah may not available until AFTER the next international break.

From March 25, international footballers will go with their countries.

And Gunners have been warned, Nketiah – who is suffering with an ankle injury – won’t be available until after then.

Goal correspondent Charles Watts tweeted: ‘There is a fear Eddie Nketiah may not be available again until after the international break.’

Arsenal come face-to-face with Willian – who has rediscovered his form for Fulham.

However, the winger has looked back on his stint with Arsenal – insisting he wish he never left Chelsea.

He said: “Yeah I wish I’d never left. Of course it’s easy now to say something but when you stop to think about all the situations I say to myself ‘I wish I never left’.

“But it’s life, I’m happy now at Fulham and I’m enjoying myself there.

“They (Arsenal) are flying now. I think it was in the middle when things were changing a lot. I was excited when I signed with them, I was training hard but it just didn’t work and that’s it.”

Newcastle are reportedly keen on Folarin Balogun.

The Arsenal kid is top scorer on loan at French side Reims, beating off Kylian Mbappe and Lionel Messi.

But it remains to be seen if there is a place for him at the Emirates next term.

And Newcastle are looking at ways to bring him to St James’ Park this summer.

Oleksandr Zinchenko has been crowned Arsenal’s Player of the Month for February.

The Ukrainian secured 49 per cent of the votes from Gunners fans, winning it for the second straight month.

Second place went to Gabriel Magalhaes.

And in third place was Bukayo Saka.

William Saliba is on the verge of signing a new Arsenal deal.

Reports claim it’s just a matter of time before the news is made official.

Saliba has been a key part of Arsenal’s drive towards a first title since 2004.

And he now set to stay at the Emirates for some time to come.