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**With Arsenal playing their next Premier League fixture at 12:30 PM on the Saturday after the international break, it is crucial that players make a swift return to London Colney.**
Preparations to face Nottingham Forest will be far from ideal as some will have to make long trips back after playing for their countries.
Read below as we assess when each of the 17 first-team players called up for international duty will be released back to their club:
Myles Lewis-Skelly, Declan Rice, Noni Madueke and Eberechi Eze
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England play their World Cup qualifiers against Andorra on Saturday and Serbia on Tuesday.
It means that the four Arsenal stars called up won’t return to Arsenal before Thursday next week at the earliest, as they will need to travel back from Belgrade the day before.
David Raya, Mikel Merino and Martin Zubimendi
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The Spanish trio will be playing for their country on Thursday against Bulgaria and Sunday against Turkey.
It means they will have a lot more preparation time ahead of the Forest fixture than their England teammates. They should be back at the training ground on Tuesday.
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