Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is suffering from a sickness fever but is still set to be handed his Arsenal debut at home to Everton on Saturday.
The Gunners shattered their transfer record to bring the £56m striker in from Borussia Dortmund on deadline day.
And Arsene Wenger has not ruled out his new signing acting as the spearhead of a new-look attacking frontline between now and the end of the season.
Wenger said on Friday morning: 'He (Aubameyang) started yesterday but wasn’t completely well.