Arsenal injury worries compounded with Hincapie, Zubimendi withdrawals

Arsenal duo Piero Hincapie and Martin Zubimendi have withdrawn from their respective national squads due to injury, leaving Mikel Arteta with a selection headache.

The Gunners have now had 10 players return to north London to receive medical treatment or assessment.

Hincapie left Ecuador’s squad on Sunday, having played 72 minutes of their 1-1 draw against Morocco on Friday.

However, a statement released by Ecuador said the defender would return to Arsenal “to begin his recovery process” following medical tests, though details were not disclosed.

And shortly after, Spain confirmed Zubimendi had withdrawn from their squad for the upcoming game against Egypt.