Arsenal avoided awkward William Saliba situation thanks to Man Utd icon Edwin van der Sar | Football | Sport
But if Martinez had joined Arsenal ahead of the campaign, Saliba likely would have left the club in search of regular minutes with the 2022 World Cup in the back of his mind. He has instead formed a formidable partnership with Gabriel Magalhaes and looks dead-set on making Didier Deschamps’ France squad.
Saliba signed for Arsenal in 2019 but had to wait until this season to make his competitive debut after being sent on three successive loans to Saint-Etienne, Nice and Marseille. And the 21-year-old has taken his opportunity to prove his worth with no hesitation, proving he’s more than capable of playing at the foot of a leading Premier League club.
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