Arsenal have a number of injury doubts heading into the big North London Derby clash with Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday afternoon.
Gabriel Magalhaes was the latest name added to the injury list this week, after he limped out of Brazil's friendly with Senegal in the international break and he is now out for a number of weeks.
The big centre-back will be a huge miss for the North London Derby clash at the Emirates Stadium, having formed a formidable partnership with William Saliba in the heart of the Arsenal defence.
But while one door closes, some others could open for manager Mikel Arteta.
Speaking in his pre-match press conference, he was giving little away about the players who could or could not return to action for the big game.
Energy
Whena asked about a number of players like Kai Havertz, Martin Odegaard, Viktor Gyokeres, Gabriel Martinelli, Gabriel Jesus and Noni Madueke, the Arsenal boss said: "We put a lot of energy during the international break with all the medical staff as well to try to bring them as quick as possible. So tomorrow we have another training session, see how some of them are feeling, whether it's a bit too close to bring them in this game or we feel that they can have a contribution in the game. So tomorrow we'll have more clarity."
When pushed for further details ahead of the weekend's game, he added: "I'm hopeful that we can make another step tomorrow (Saturday), but certainly I cannot tell you. I can [tell you names] but no."
One of those players on the sidelines has dropped a major hint he is ready to return to action though, by writing just that - ready.
Ahead of the North London Derby, Arsenal put out a video asking the players what the fixture meant to them, asking them to write it on a whiteboard.
Ready
A number of descriptive words like "hungry" and "passion" came out, but Martinelli chose to write the word "ready" instead.
The Brazilian has missed the last four Arsenal games with a groin injury, but has been back in training and could return to action for the game with Spurs on Sunday.
His message on the whiteboard certainly got the fans talking. Viktor Gyokeres was also spotted writing a message, which could indicate he is also available to play in the big match.
selasiattiogbe1 replied to the post: "Gyokeressss writing exciting? He’s 100% playing."
kimmymariaxx wrote: "Martinelli wrote "Ready" ahhhh don't gass me."
Captain Martin Odegaard was another to write his message on the whiteboard, leading to thoughts he could return too. The skipper simply wrote: "Red" on the board but it was enough to get supporters excited about his involvement.