William Saliba is one of the keys to explaining Arsenal’s remarkable moment, which is to survive in all competitions and currently lead the Premier League, although they are only one point ahead of Aston Villa and Liverpool. Specifically, they faced the ‘Reds’ a few days ago, and the French international signed a new offer, like the one he played a few weeks ago against Manchester City, deactivating Erling Braut Haaland
He has exceptional physical and technical conditions, and at the present time they place him as the best center back in the world, after the serious injury suffered by Eder Militao, which kept him out of the field since August, and Ronald Arajo in Barcelona. Specifically, it has been leaked that the defender born in 2001 was once offered to Josep Maria Bartomeu, who refused the operation
He believed that the €30 million payment demanded by his club at the time, AS Saint-Etienne, was too risky for a footballer who had only been in the elite for a few months, and who was still so young. They have learned from their mistake with Jean-Clair Todibo, leaving the way clear for the Gunners to advance in the auction. They clearly made a huge mistake when they saw that he was now a global star
Although it must be said that Saliba’s beginnings were not simple at all at the Emirates Stadium. He spent several months without playing with the first team, and was content with minutes with the subsidiary team, before he began a transfer journey that led him to defend the colors of OGC Nice and Olympique Marseille. With his return to the French League, he regained confidence in himself, and this earned him a new opportunity in London, thanks to Mikel Arteta
Since his return, in the summer of 2022, he has been vital to the Basque coach, the leader of the defense, and formed a wonderful duo with Gabriel Magalhaes
Saliba renewed Arsenal until 2027
Saliba’s exceptional form for Arsenal has seen him sneak onto Florentino Pérez’s Madrid promotion wish list, but fortunately for Arteta, they have managed to persuade the young centre-back to sign a new contract, valid until further notice in 2027
Therefore it is fully armored
