Netherlands manager Koeman doubts Arsenal defender Timber will be fit for World Cup

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/arsenal/hA1Zm19f/"]Arsenal[/a]’s [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/timber-jurrien/hSaoLOM4/"]Timber[/a] has ‌been sidelined since mid-March with a groin ‌injury and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/koeman-ronald/vHeYAvb2/"]Koeman[/a] said his chances of making ‌the Dutch squad were in the balance.[/p][p][b]"Jurrien has ‌been dealing with this for quite some time. It has been a rollercoaster ride,” [/b]Koeman told Dutch ‌television on Monday.[/p][p][b]"He is training ⁠again to see ‌if he can make the Champions League final and ​be available for the World Cup, but it does not look rosy at the ​moment."[/b][/p][image alt="Jurrien Timber's recent injury history" id="37c7c45f-22af-40a8-8846-9bd7b49c9769" credit-line="Flashscore" guid="64d083d8-624e-4ba1-a793-7e53d0817012" original-width="1200" original-height="1200" /][p]Koeman expects [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/depay-memphis/zo1h8MrD/"]Depay[/a] to return to action in the coming weeks before joining the Dutch ⁠national team.[/p][p]The 32-year-old ​striker, who is the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/netherlands/WYintcWb/"]Netherlands[/a]' record scorer with 55 goals, suffered a thigh injury at the end of March and has not played ‌for his struggling Brazilian club [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/corinthians/QBGfQbSe/"]Corinthians[/a] since.[/p][p][b]"He still has three matches with Corinthians before we get together as the Dutch national team.[/b][/p][p][b]"He really needs to get minutes in those matches. I assume that will happen, and if everything goes well, he might even play 90 minutes in the final match. After that, we ‌still have two weeks until our first World ​Cup match against [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/japan/ULXPdOUj/"]Japan[/a]."[/b][/p][p]The Dutch already have ‌to do without three injured players for the World Cup, where they also face [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/sweden/OQyqbHWB/"]Sweden[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/tunisia/QqZVYk95/"]Tunisia[/a] in Group F. Defender [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/de-ligt-matthijs/hhRKVBXN/"]Matthijs de Ligt[/a], midfielder [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/schouten-jerdy/lYVHp6x4/"]Jerdy Schouten[/a], and attacker [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/simons-xavi/noo0L9zk/"]⁠Xavi Simons[/a] all ⁠miss out through injury.[/p]