Back in the Frame: Havertz Returns to Arsenal Training After 128 Days
23 December 2025
Havertz Returns to Arsenal Training After Long Layoff
The German international Kai Havertz, Arsenal forward, has returned to training after recovering from the injury that sidelined him at the season's start.
Havertz took part in Arsenal's group training for the first time in 128 days.
The former Chelsea man had not featured for the Gunners since a knee injury against Manchester United in the opening Premier League fixture on August 17, before undergoing surgery a week later.
2025 has seen Havertz hit by more misfortune, including a muscle tear in February during Arsenal's winter training camp in Dubai.
Arsenal currently sit atop the Premier League table on 39 points, two clear of Manchester City in second.
He faces renewed competition for a starting role if Mikel Arteta continues to deploy him as a pure striker, with Sweden's Viktor Gyokeres in contention and Brazilian Gabriel Jesus returning from injury.
Punchline: Havertz is back—pretty sure the bench filed a missing-person report for him for 128 days. Punchline 2: If the title race had more drama, we'd need popcorn every weekend.
