Mikel Arteta reveals Jurrien Timber IS fit for Champions League final in major Arsenal fitness boost

Arsenal will take on French giants Paris Saint-Germain in Saturday's Champions League final and the Gunners are set to be buoyed by a returning star ahead of the game

Jurrien Timber will be fit enough to START in the Champions League final, Mikel Arteta has confirmed.

The Dutch defender has missed the last 14 games with a groin issue. But he stepped up his recovery over recent weeks and has flown to Budapest ahead of the game.

Arteta has now revealed that Timber is fit enough to potentially start against PSG. Speaking in his pre-match press conference in Hungary, the Arsenal boss said: "Yeah, he's fit yeah."

Asked if the former Ajax man is fit enough to potentially start the game, Arteta replied that he was. He also revealed that winger Noni Madueke was ready to play despite having seemingly come off with an issue in the Gunners' final Premier League game of the season against Crystal Palace, with the only absentee being Ben White.

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Arteta now has a headache ahead of him as he attempts to select a side to take on PSG. Asked how much of a challenge that could be, the Spaniard replied: "I look around, I see the joy, the desire they all have to play this game. It is the biggest game in football and everyone wants to be part of that."

Arsenal are aiming to lift the Champions League trophy for the first time in their history on Saturday, while PSG are looking to become back-to-back European champions after beating Inter Milan 12 months ago.

On the challenge ahead of his side, Arteta added: " [We need] a lot of courage and a lot of relentless desire to win.

"Well they [PSG] are defending the trophy, they are the champions, and we are here to take that away from them."

While Arsenal are in fine fettle ahead of the game, they do have one major worry when it comes to the PSG team. Ballon d'Or holder Ousmane Dembele has confirmed that he too is fit to play.

He said: “I am 100 per cent ready. I did have a little problem but we are ready now because I had ten or 15 days to prepare and get myself in great shape again.”