Arsenal defender William Saliba has been named within the France squad for the primary time for his or her forthcoming worldwide friendlies.
The teenager is but to function for the Gunners since his arrival in 2019 however seems to be set to make his senior debut throughout the upcoming worldwide window.
His call-up is not any shock to many because the 20-year-old has been one of many standout gamers in Ligue 1, serving to Marseille sit second on the log behind Paris Saint-Germain.
new faces at Clairefontaine!
Welcome William Saliba, Christopher Nkunku & Jonathan Clauss!#FiersdetreBleus pic.twitter.com/If2kKJ3a0W
— French Group(@FrenchTeam) March 21, 2022
He joined Arsenal in a £27 million deal from Saint-Etienne in July 2019 however was despatched straight again on mortgage to Les Verts that season.
The next season noticed him play at Good on mortgage, earlier than opting to affix ‘Les Olympiens’ this season.
The Les Blues will nonetheless miss the providers of Benjamin Pavard, who’s out after testing optimistic for Covid-19.
Right here is the complete squad;
The two️⃣
and South Africa
in Marseille and Lille.
With
new name ups!
@Djoninho25 / @c_nk97
#FiersdetreBleus pic.twitter.com/B62OX8lbRt
— French Group
France will face Ivory Coast on March 25 earlier than going through South Africa 4 days later.
