Arsenal defender William Saliba has agreed to sign a five-year contract with the club.
Although the signing has not yet been formalized, the French international has accepted the terms of the extension, showing his confidence in Arsenal as the right club for this stage of his career.
This news represents a setback for Real Madrid, who were closely following Saliba’s situation in search of a center-back, amid uncertainty about the future of players like David Alaba and Antonio Rüdiger.William Saliba will sign a new long-term contract with Arsenal.
Sources close to the club indicate that the merengue club valued Saliba above Liverpool’s Ibrahima Konaté.
Saliba arrived at Arsenal at 18, going through loan periods at Saint-Étienne, Nice and Marseille. Since he established himself in the Arsenal first team, he has played 139 matches, being a key piece in the reconstruction led by Mikel Arteta.
Your contribution has been fundamental for Arsenal to compete for the Premier League title in recent seasons, and has had a stellar start to the current campaign, ranking second with 10 points in the first five games.
