William Saliba named Marseille's player of the month to follow Arsenal trend

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Arsenal, his parent club, who have handed out their Player of the Month awards to the backline and goalkeeper this season.Mikel Arteta’s men gave Aaron Ramsdale the Player of the Month award in both October and November, while Takehiro Tomiyasu has also collected the award this season.Saliba, meanwhile, has been given the award three times this campaign in France, with it looking more and more likely that he will emerge back into Arteta’s side.The 20-year-old - who moved to the Gunners for £25million 2019 from Saint-Etienne - has been a standout performer for the southern French side this season, playing more minutes than any other player who’s aged 20 and under in Europe's top five leagues.Indeed, the Frenchman has started every single game for Jorge Sampaoli’s side in Ligue 1.The Athletic report reported that the Gunners will soon need to make their mind up over the future of Saliba, whether bringing him back to the club or selling him on.Where will Saliba be next season?

Let us know your thoughts in the comments section belowSaliba, who has never played professionally for Arsenal, had revealed he respects Arteta's call to cut him out of the first-teamThe Spaniard had sent the youngster out on loan twice - Nice in January 2021 as well as his current tenure - but Saliba has said he understood the call.“There are things like that in football,” Saliba told RMC Sport. “There are difficult times.

It’s not all rosy. Even if it didn’t go well on a personal level, I take it as an experience. It gave me a stronger mentality.“Before going to Arsenal, I said to myself that I was going to play, I was convinced I would, I wondered who I was going to play with.