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Mikel Arteta has admitted that Arsenal new boy Fabio Vieira is struggling with a foot injury, disrupting his first pre-season with the Gunners.

Vieira signed for the Premier League giants last month, making the switch from FC Porto in a deal which could eventually rise to around £34million. There are high hopes for the creative midfielder, who is expected to make an instant impact within Arteta’s top-four chasing squad.

However, Vieira has yet to make his bow for Arsenal, with his new team-mates registering wins over FC Nurnberg and Everton thus far. The 22-year-old wasn’t involved during the 2-0 win over the Toffees in Baltimore, with goals from Gabriel Jesus and Buakyo Saka earning them a victory.

In the build-up to the game, Vieira had been training away from the main group, along with full-backs Takehiro Tomiyasu and Kieran Tierney. And speaking after the win in the early hours of Sunday morning, Arteta revealed the player was nursing a bone injury in his foot.

“He had a slight problem in his bone (in his foot) and hopefully he will start to train in the next week or so,” the Spaniard said. “We have Kieran with a slight problem, we have Emile [Smith Rowe] as