Mikel Arteta on William Saliba’s Arsenal contract situation

Arsenal head coach Mikel Arteta has, on Thursday, supplied a recent perception into the oft-discussed way forward for William Saliba.

Extremely-regarded teenager Saliba, after all, is recent off the again of a 3rd mortgage stint away from the Emirates, and mum or dad membership Arsenal.

After failing to work his means into the first-team plans of Mikel Arteta forward of the marketing campaign getting underway, the 21-year-old secured a return to his dwelling nation with Olympique Marseille.

And to say that Saliba subsequently went on to impress can be one thing of an understatement.

The previous Saint-Etienne expertise rapidly established himself as one of many first names on the staff sheet of boss Jorge Sampaoli, en path to begins in all however two of Marseille’s Ligue 1 outings throughout the marketing campaign.

MARSEILLE, FRANCE – APRIL 10: William Saliba throughout the Ligue 1 Uber Eats match between Olympique de Marseille (OM) and Montpellier HSC (MHSC) at Stade Velodrome on April 10, 2022 in Marseille, France. (Picture by John Berry/Getty Photos)

Not solely that, however Saliba too noticed his kind rewarded with each a call-up to the French senior nationwide staff, and the award for Ligue 1 Younger Participant of the Yr.

In flip, it didn’t come as a serious shock when affirmation arrived upon the shut of the season that Arsenal had come to the choice to lastly combine their proficient younger defender into the membership’s senior ranks transferring ahead.

As reiterated by Mikel Arteta himself, Saliba ‘needed to come again’ to north London this summer time, with a view to the 2022/23 marketing campaign.

And but, because the summer time rolls on, murmurs hinting at a possible recent Emirates exit for the Frenchman proceed to flow into.

Talking to the media while on Arsenal’s pre-season tour of the US on Thursday, the topic of Saliba’s future, in flip, was put to Arteta as soon as extra.

When pressed particularly on the potential renewal of the stopper’s contract, as a result of expire in the summertime of 2024, although, the Gunners’ boss hinted that plans are in place to lock Saliba down for the long-term:

Arsenal supervisor Arteta on William Saliba contract: “We all the time have a plan, then we now have to execute it. We’re actually blissful to have William. You possibly can see the way in which he’s tailored, he’s mature… we’re delighted to have him”. ⚪️? #AFC@footballdaily ⤵️pic.twitter.com/klfFdZinB0

— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) July 21, 2022

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