ARSENAL are hoping to reach a compromise with England over Bukayo Saka’s involvement over the upcoming international break.

Gareth Southgate’s Three Lions have a friendly against Australia at Wembley next Friday before a crunch Euro 2026 qualifier with Italy.

Arsenal want talks with Gareth Southgate over Bukayo Saka

Arsenal star Saka, 22, has become a key man for England over recent years and was this week named in the latest squad for the two clashes.

But the Gunners are sweating on the fitness of their star man going into tomorrow’s huge Premier League showdown with champs Manchester City.

Saka was forced off in last weekend’s 4-0 win at Bournemouth but still started Tuesday’s Champions League defeat in Lens.

Mikel Arteta’s misery was escalated further in that setback when Saka limped off after suffering both hamstring and thigh issues.

Arteta said yesterday that his attacker is only in “contention” to play against City as club medics hope that he can return to training as normal today and emerge unscathed for Sunday.

However, Arsenal still believe that Saka will benefit greatly from a lighter workload and have “communicated” that message to England staff ahead of him reporting for international duty.

The Daily Mail claims that Southgate would rest the ace against Australia to support their claim.

According to them, discussions between the medical teams of each party are scheduled and will “focus on a potential agreement that would see Saka report to St. George’s Park as usual next week but undertake a significantly tapered training program.”

Additionally, Saka will “not start against the Aussies” under this scenario.

After that, it is hoped that he won’t resume full training until Saturday in order to prepare for the Italy game with a bigger effort.