William Saliba: Last News

Arsenal are looking to bounce back from a bitterly disappointing first full season under manager Mikel Arteta.

William Saliba is over the moon for Emile Smith Rowe after committing his future to Arsenal.

Arsenal are looking to bounce back from a disappointing first full season under manager Mikel Arteta.

Arsenal fans have slammed the treatment of young defender William Saliba by Mikel Arteta after the young defender was sent out on loan again.Saliba will spend the season with Marseille after agreeing another move back to France on a short-term basis.It was thought that the 20-year-old would be given a chance to impress for the Gunners, who signed him for £27m back in 2019 from Saint-Etienne.However, Arteta does not seem to be ready to make him part of his plans just yet, and shipped him off back to France to gain more experience.Saliba impressed during a stint with Nice last term, prompting talk regular game time at the Emirates this time out.And Gunners fans have been left bitterly disappointed that's not the case, while others have cursed

Mikel Arteta’s first-team plans at Arsenal.The 20-year-old had been included in the initial 26-man squad for Tokyo but chose to pull-out of Sylvain Ripoll’s updated 21-man roster.Amine Gouiri, Malanga Sarr, Eduardo Camavinga and Maxence Caqueret also missed out on the squad going for gold in Japan.For Saliba, the difficult decision to turn his back on Olympics glory is motivated by a desire to break into Arsenal’s first-team, according to The Athletic.Had the Frenchman taken part in the tournament, he would have missed a significant chunk of Arsenal’s pre-season programme.The Olympics football tournament will begin on July 22nd, with the final taking place on August 7th.That could have seen Saliba miss a huge chunk of the Gunners’

Arsenal not qualifying for Europe entirely, Mikel Arteta’s side have an important summer ahead as they look to rebuild their squad.Some of the positives of last season were that they were able to integrate academy players like Bukayo Saka and Emile Smith Rowe into the side, and they will look to purchase quality players to improve them.There will be some departures, however, with Granit Xhaka the most likely to leave North London and others such as William Saliba may go too.Despite that, there is plenty to do for Arsenal as they aim to return to the higher places on the Premier League table next season.Daily Star Sport has taken a look at Arsenal’s latest transfer news below.Arsenal are willing to pay the release clause of Swedish forward

Arsenal future amid the club's pursuit of Brighton defender Ben White.The Gunners have identified White, 23, as a top transfer target this summer, seeing a £40million bid rejected by Brighton last week.Mikel Arteta is keen to bring in a replacement for David Luiz, who is set to leave the Emirates upon the expiry of his contract at the end of the month.And according to football.london, despite last week's failed bid Arsenal are 'edging closer' to getting their hands on White - which has left Saliba questioning his future at the club.There were high hopes for the 20-year-old when he joined in a £25million switch from Saint-Etienne back in 2019.But two years into his Gunners career he is still yet to make his debut, having been initially

Arsenal not qualifying for Europe entirely, Mikel Arteta’s side have an important summer ahead as they look to rebuild their squad.Some of the positives of last season was that they were able to integrate academy players like Bukayo Saka and Emile Smith-Rowe into the side, and they will look to purchase quality players to improve them.There will be some departures, however, with Granit Xhaka the most likely to leave North London and others such as William Saliba may go too.Despite that, there is plenty to do for Arsenal as they aim to return to the higher places on the Premier League table next season.Daily Star Sport has taken a look at Arsenal’s latest transfer news below.According to Il Tempo, Lazio are preparing to accelerate their

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta is facing up to one of the Premier League’s biggest summer rebuilds.Plenty of incomings and outgoings are expected at the Emirates over the next few months, with the Gunners requiring fresh faces in defence, midfield and attack.Arteta also has the unenviable task of finding new clubs for some of the club’s out-of-favour stars who are set for the chop. They include the likes of Matteo Guendouzi and William Saliba, both of whom spent last season out on loan.

Arsenal have reportedly “manifested” a replacement plan for the departing David Luiz, but it does not involve returning star William Saliba.Luiz is leaving the Gunners after two years at the club, with Mikel Arteta opting not to renew his contract after a season in which he has struggled for form and fitness.The Brazilian was sidelined with a hamstring injury for the final six games of the season, but he failed to impress when he was selected in Arteta’s backline.That led to the defender’s release, with many expecting that Saliba would be the man to replace him in the Gunners’ senior squad.Saliba spent last season on loan at St Ettiene before returning to Arsenal for the first half of this campaign.But he failed to break into Arteta’s plans

Arsenal’s back line could look a whole lot different next season with William Saliba set to return while David Luiz will depart.Saliba has spent the second half of the season on loan with Nice after failing to break into the first team, but Mikel Arteta has confirmed that he will be a part of his plans for next season.Meanwhile, the Spaniard has also revealed that Luiz will leave the Gunners when his contract expires in the summer.It’s not been the worst year for Arsenal at the back, with the Gunners boasting the third-best defensive record in the league, though they have looked a little shaky at times.But with an imminent shake up about to happen, here are four ways Arteta could line his backline up next season.In recent months, Arteta has

Mikel Arteta has kept his cards close to his chest when quizzed on his plans for William Saliba next season as Arsenal prepare for the departure of David Luiz.

Arsenal career start next season as Mikel Arteta's latest transfer decision throws the door open.The Frenchman was signed for £30m in the summer of 2019 but has yet to see a competitive minute for the Gunners.It comes after two loan spells, the latest coming in January after being ostracised by Arteta - who admitted making a mistake over not including him in his Europa League squad this summer.Saliba has been out on loan at Nice for the second-half of the season where he has caught the eye of many admirers, building a fine partnership with fellow loanee Jean-Clair Todibo from Barcelona.Yet the 20-year-old might finally get his Arsenal break next year.According to PA, Saliba will not be loaned out in the summer transfer window and Arteta is

Arteta is not intending on extending the defender's two-year stint in North London.Often the subject of intense criticism, Luiz has endured some torrid spells since he joined the Gunners from Chelsea in the summer of 2019.He has featured in just over half of Arsenal's league games this season, a drastic decrease from his debut campaign, though this is as much down to injuries and illness rather than poor form.Arsenal seem intent on building a youthful core at the centre of their defence, with 23-year-old Gabriel Magalhaes receiving widespread plaudits for his performances since joining in September, while Arteta still has the return of highly sought-after youth prospect William Saliba next season after his second loan spell in France.

X-rated video featuring the Arsenal star went viral earlier this year.The 20-year-old centre-half is currently on-loan at Nice in Ligue 1 after failing to break into Mikel Arteta’s team during the first half of the season. He has earned plenty of plaudits in his home country, making 15 appearances for Nice and picking up their January Player of the Month award.

William Saliba has reportedly been slapped with a one-month suspended ban by the French FA after an X-rated video he was involved in went viral earlier this year.

Arsenal defender William Saliba is enjoying a superb campaign on loan at French side OGC Nice, and is setting the standard for the rest of the league.The youngster was allowed to leave on loan after it was made clear that Mikel Arteta didn't see him as part of his plans for the season.Saliba had spent the previous season at Saint-Etienne, and was severely lacking in fitness when he returned to the club last summer.Now, however, he is delivering on his potential and has set a benchmark for the rest of the French league.Saliba is the only player in the league to have never been dribbled past while playing more than 600 minutes.The youngster is also in the top five for ball recoveries in Ligue 1.Arsenal have been poor defensively this season,

Arsenal are reportedly targeting defender Ibrahima Konate - but Mikel Arteta has tough calls to make over William Saliba and 'gladiator' Konstantinos Mavropanos.

Arsenal defender William Saliba.The 19-year-old, who is playing for Nice on loan for the rest of the season, is seen filming a 'selfie' video during the clip, which features three others in the background, with one of them performing a sex act.Reports in France suggest that the video is believed to have been filmed three years ago. And now the FFF have launched an investigation after the clip went viral on social media.

William Saliba has upset the Arsenal apple cart this week by speaking out about Mikel Arteta in the press and revealing his displeasure at being sent on loan.

Mikel Arteta explained William Saliba is part of a "big project" and is one for the future at Arsenal, after the defender criticised the Spaniard's decision to loan him out.