Posted on November 25, 2021 at 11:10 am by AM
Loaned without an option to buy this summer, William Saliba quickly established himself as the boss of the defense of OM. But Arsenal are already counting on him for next season …
In search of defensive reinforcements, OM has not been idle this summer by completing the final transfer of < strong> Leonardo Balerdi for 11M € and also recruiting Luan Peres for around 3.5M €. But above all, William Saliba landed from Arsenal in the form of a loan without an option to buy. After six months at OGC Nice , already on loan, the defender trained at ASSE quickly proved Pablo Longoria right as he established himself as the boss of the defense of Jorge Sampaoli this season.
Arteta is counting on Saliba
Therefore, OM is already thinking about the future of William Saliba and would like to find a way to keep it next season, either definitively, or through a new loan. However, there are already many obstacles facing the OM , starting with the amount that such a transaction would represent, but that is not all. Indeed, according to information from Ekrem Konur , Mikel Arteta finally seems to be counting on William Saliba and would have made it known behind the scenes. Therefore, there is a good chance that Arsenal will welcome the return of the former Stéphanois with happiness and rely on him for the next season. A hard blow for OM …