Arsenal face a busy return to action following the international break with Nottingham Forest at home on Nov. 23 before a midweek trip to Sporting CP and then a visit to West Ham.

White has been carrying a problem for several weeks with Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta explaining earlier this month that he had “a little issue, so we have to protect him.”

With White opting not to make himself available for England, the break from first-team football afforded Arsenal an opportunity to address the problem which has limited his involvement this season.

The defender was unable to start key games at Manchester City and Newcastle and did not feature at all against Paris Saint-Germain in October.

After Sunday’s 1-1 draw at Chelsea, Arteta admitted he was “praying” to avoid further injury problems after being without several players at times this season including substantial lay-offs for captain Martin ØdegaardMikel Merino and Jurriën Timber.

Arsenal remain without Riccardo CalafioriTakehiro Tomiyasu and Kieran Tierney due to injury.