Declan Rice is not one of the 23 players that Arsenal is sending to Inter Milan today. But at last, Martin Odegaard is back.

Rice played the entire 90 minutes of Arsenal’s Premier League loss to Newcastle United on Saturday, so we are unsure of the severity of his injury at this time.

However, given Arsenal’s previous midfield issues, the news is a major setback.

Declan Rice has been left at home, however it is yet unknown why he is not there.

Rice has been a fixture in midfield since joining the team in July 2023 for £105 million from West Ham. However, on Wednesday night in San Siro, Arsenal will be without him.

Rice’s absence is just one more setback for Arsenal, who have had a difficult few weeks.

Arteta’s squad is currently seven points behind leaders Liverpool after losing all three of their recent league games. They learned that Edu had resigned as sports director on Monday.

The return of leader Odegaard is another positive development. The Norwegian trained with the first team today after traveling to Italy.

Odegaard has been out for two months due to an ankle injury sustained while playing for Norway during the September international break.

Arsenal has accumulated seven points from their first three Champions League tournaments.

They are visiting Italy for the second time this season. They held Atalanta to a scoreless draw in September.