Much was expected of the teenage defender following his return to Arsenal in the summer after he had spent the 2019/20 campaign with Saint-Etienne. AdvertisementAdvertisementSaliba will spend the remainder of the current campaign with Nice and made his debut in Wednesday’s 2-0 defeat by Brest. Arteta insists the highly-rated centre-half remains in his long-term plans but Saliba admits he was disappointed not to have been given an opportunity to prove his credentials at his parent club. William Saliba is yet to make his first team debut for Arsenal (Picture: Getty)‘I arrived there as they were finishing the leagues season, so I was training alone. ‘I have signed a 6 month contract, after these 6 months we will see what happens.

Source: Metro January 08, 2021 13:22 UTC