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Arsenal suffer another injury blow as FOURTH star withdraws from international duty
Mar 23 2026 15:12 · By Josh Holland · 23 Reads
Leandro Trossard has pulled out of the Belgium squad (Image: Arsenal FC via Getty Images)
Leandro Trossard has pulled out of the Belgium national team squad for this month's international break due to an injury.
The forward was set to join up with his national teammates for their friendly double-header against USA and Mexico. The Red Devils are one of many squads travelling to North America to play over the next fortnight ahead of this summer's World Cup in the region.
Trossard will remain at the club for the international break due to an injury picked up. The 31-year-old played 82 minutes of Sunday's Carabao Cup defeat to Manchester City before being replaced by Gabriel Martinelli.
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He becomes the latest Arsenal player to withdraw from their respective national team after Eberechi Eze and Jurrien Timber were forced to exclude themselves from the England and Netherlands set-up.
Leandro Trossard will miss Belgium's two friendlies this month due to injury (Image: Getty Images)
Eze has been replaced by Harvey Barnes, who will be joined by Arsenal right-back Ben White. The defender has been brought back into the England set-up by Thomas Tuchel three years since he last appeared for his nation.
William Saliba picked up an injury to his left ankle in the loss at Wembley on Sunday and will miss France's upcoming fixtures against Brazil and Colombia. The French Football Federation have confirmed that Crystal Palace's Maxence Lacroix will replace him.
" William Saliba is unable to join the French national team's training camp, which begins this Monday, March 23," a statement read. "The Arsenal centre-back is suffering from recurring pain in his left ankle, requiring treatment and a minimum rest period of ten days."
They will all stay with Mikel Arteta's team in a fight to return to full fitness. Captain Martin Odegaard is another player who will join them after being out of action for a month due to a knee injury.
Arsenal defender William Saliba is dealing with an ankle injury (Image: (Photo by Alex Burstow/Arsenal FC via Getty Images))
Mikel Arteta will be hoping that one of Odegaard and Eze will be back in time for the Southampton game in the FA Cup. The Gunners' next game is in a fortnight, before they face a jam-packed end of the season - with three trophies up for grabs.