Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta has confirmed that William Saliba will return to the north London aspect subsequent season and will likely be a part of his first-team plans.
Saliba has not performed for Arsenal since arriving in north London for £25m in the summertime of 2019 – however developed in a mortgage at Marseille final season and gained Ligue 1 Younger Participant of the Yr.
“He has to return again,” Arteta mentioned in an interview with RMC Sport.
“He has the expertise and the mandatory setting to be aggressive with us.”
“If he had stayed with us this yr, with one Premier League recreation per week and with Ben White and Gabriel, he wouldn’t have had half the sport time he had with Marseille, that’s for certain.”
“When it comes to his development and what he might do subsequent yr, it wouldn’t have been good. William wasn’t with us as a result of he wouldn’t have had the enjoying time required to realize expertise. That’s it, nothing else.”
The 21-year-old defender was a continuing presence within the Marseille group this season, notching up 36 Ligue 1 appearances for the French membership and in addition that includes 15 occasions within the cup competitions for the French aspect.
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