That “phenomenon” was a child called William Saliba. Arsenal spent a load of money to purchase the young French defender from St. Etienne in July of 2019 for about $27M, then immediately loaned him back to … "When he took the ball and ran into midfield, no one could stop him. This service is provided on News Group Newspapers' Limited's Our journalists strive for accuracy but on occasion we make mistakes. His playing style has been compared to Real Madrid's Varane and Liverpool star Van Dijk. He was like a monster compared to the others. William Saliba is yet to kick a ball for Arsenal but, more than a year after he signed a deal with the club, the Frenchman arrives at the Emirates with high expectations. William Saliba rejoins Arsenal after a year loan with St. Etienne in the French Ligue 1. Saliba … ARSENAL new boy William Saliba was referred to as a "monster" by his former coach - who likened him to Virgil van Dijk and Raphael Varane. William Saliba has returned for his loan spell with Saint-Etienne and impressed in the friendly against MK Dons – fans have high hopes for what … The 6ft … The teenager arrives at the club with plenty of promise and the Gunners were far from the only club that attempted to sign the defender.Tottenham’s interest in Saliba was well known and the Frenchman had a clear choice between Spurs and Arsenal last summer, only to opt for the red half of north London.However, the Telegraph claim that Saliba was approached by Manchester United in January 2019 and the Red Devils made a lucrative offer to sign the defender.Ole Gunnar Solskjaer had just taken charge at Old Trafford but he had identified his central defence as an area of high priority, which led to the £80m acquisition of Harry Maguire that summer.Saliba was flattered by United’s interest but according to the Telegraph, the Frenchman was ‘focused’ on Arsenal given the Gunners had long tracked him and had presented the more concrete proposal.Added to this, Saliba is a boyhood Arsenal fan and he’s long dreamed of following a long line of his compatriots in playing for the club.The defender could be joined by Lille star Gabriel in the coming days as the Brazilian was in London on Monday to complete a medical with the Gunners.Arteta’s side have seen off competition from Manchester United, Napoli and Everton for the 22-year-old.Gabriel could become Saliba’s new centre-back partner, though Arteta has a host of other options in central defence including Pablo Mari, David Luiz and Rob Holding.Wayne Rooney sends message to Lionel Messi over Man Utd transferDarren Fletcher names the Manchester United transfer that 'ticks every box'Wayne Rooney claims Liverpool transfer 'is better than Lionel Messi to Man City'Why you need to be thinking about training for your career NOWSadio Mane left ‘very angry’ with Liverpool over Real Madrid transferHakim Ziyech suffers injury in first appearance for ChelseaFrank Lampard tells Chelsea to complete cut-price Declan Rice transfer after Ben Chilwell and Thiago Silva dealsWayne Rooney sends message to Lionel Messi over Manchester United transferChelsea transfer target Declan Rice sends message to West Ham fans after he’s left out of friendly match
The 19-year-old completed a £27m move to the Gunners last July but he agreed to spend a further season with St Etienne before moving to north Though Saliba is still a teenager, supporters are hopeful that the towering centre-back can cure the Gunners’ problems at the back, which were present long before Mikel Arteta took charge. News Corp is a network of leading companies in the worlds of diversified media, news, education, and information services.ARSENAL new boy William Saliba was referred to as a "monster" by his former coach - who likened him to Virgil van Dijk and Raphael Varane.
"The 22-year-old Lille centre-half is on the verge of moving to the Emirates in a £25million deal with Mikel Arteta's defensive revolution nearly complete.Magalhaes’s agent Guilherme Miranda explained: “Arsenal was nowhere near the best proposal [money-wise].“Gabriel chose them over more lucrative offers because Edu convinced us of the project.“It’s 100 per cent because of Edu Gaspar and Arteta.” Stelling CONFIRMS he's considering Soccer Saturday exit after 'best mates' axed Minamino's first Reds goals cancels out Auba's early strike PSG 'contacted Messi's father but told he's already decided to join Man City' Man Utd could offer Henderson, Romero or Dalot to Villa as part of Grealish deal Added time Gross penalty cancels out Werner's perfect start©News Group Newspapers Limited in England No.
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