Posted December 18, 2021 at 12:30 pm by TM
Although the season is still long, the future of William Saliba is already at the heart of the discussions. Currently, the Frenchman is on loan from Arsenal to OM, who do not have a buy-out option. Keeping him could therefore be complex for the Phocaeans, but at the moment the future is not much of concern for Saliba.
During the last summer transfer window, OM strengthened considerably, especially in central defense. While Leonardo Balerdi was definitely bought from Borussia Dortmund , Luan Peres and William Saliba arrived from Santos and Arsenal . Choices paying off given that today the Brazilian and the French are two important elements of Jorge Sampaoli 's plan. At only 20 years old, Saliba is even already one of the OM bosses in defense. Author of remarkable and remarkable performances, the player on loan from Arsenal thus has the opportunity to show the full extent of his talent, something he could not do with the Gunners, not entering in the plans of Mikel Arteta . But that could quickly change. Indeed, at Arsenal , we do not lose a crumb of the games of William Saliba and a place could await him at the end of the season. This is why no purchase option was included in his loan, for example in the contract of Matteo Guendouzi .
“I try not to think too much about what will happen next”
The future of William Saliba could therefore be written to < strong>Arsenal where he could finally have his chance after having chained the loans. But the OM would also not say no to keep it given its importance in the scheme of Jorge Sampaoli . But without a buyout option, negotiations with the Gunners will be difficult. Still, questions arise about the future of William Saliba , something that does not seem to really destabilize the main interested party to believe his latest releases. This Friday, for Eurosport, Saliba indeed explained: “In a club like that, as you are on loan, you act as if you were going to stay for many years. You say to yourself: don't think you're going back to Arsenal this summer, enjoy every game. I try not to think too much about what will happen next, I try to focus on the present, because that is the most important. And what will happen after… No one knows. (…) The fact that (Mikel) Arteta said I had my place at Arsenal? Yes, that’s sure to be fun. But I remain focused on what I do and on my club which is currently OM. And There you go “. A position that goes in the direction he had already expressed a few days ago for RTL: “I prefer not to talk about my future. But I'm fine here. I do not regret my choice. I have been very happy since day one. I have a year here. I will give everything ”. Priority therefore to OM for the moment …