Mikel Arteta, Arsenal manager Confirmed that young defender William Saliba is in the squad for next season.
Saliba moved from Saint-Etienne to join the Gunners in 2019 for a fee of 27 million. Pound, but he has yet to make any official appearances for the Premier League club.
He was previously released on loan to Saint-Etienne. Then rocked to perform well with both Nice and most recently at Marseille.
Last season, the 21-year-old performed well with Marseille to be awarded the Ligue 1 Young Player of the Year award. the UFABET report
This summer he returned to Arsenal with the hope of continuing his playing time next season.
Arsenal’s 2-0 warm-up win over Everton last morning Saliba started alongside Gabriel Magalles.
Before the game, Arteta spoke about the future of this team. “He’s in our plans. We can’t guarantee the real first team for anyone. You can ask anyone about this. Unless someone we actually see is able to raise us to the next level. So they have to play a lot.”
“He (Saliba) has the right quality. and showed last year what he could do. But for football it’s about what you can do in the future.”
“What you did three months ago or last month doesn’t matter. But it’s something you’ll have to do tomorrow. which he will have the opportunity to play,” he said.