Mikel Arteta has offered a timely boost to Arsenal’s top-four ambitions, revealing that Kai Havertz could return to action before the curtain falls on the Premier League campaign. The Germany international has not featured since early February after undergoing hamstring surgery, with initial fears his season was over.

Kai Havertz “will have the chance to play a few games this season,” said Mikel Arteta in a recent press conference. The Arsenal manager qualified that the German attacker’s recovery would need to continue apace but at this point, it seems likely Havertz will take the pitch for the Gunners sometime this month.

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta delivered some positive injury news for the Champions League semifinalists on Friday with possible returns for Kai Havertz and Jorginho before the end of the season.