William Saliba AGREES new Arsenal deal in shock Arteta boost as centre-back snubs Real Madrid transfer
William Saliba agreed to put the pen on paper on a new shock agreement in Arsenal, according to reports.
The Frenchman, 24, had been the subject of the interest of the transfer of Real Madrid.
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There were fears that Saliba could put pressure for a move to the Spanish giants next summer, when the Gunners would be under pressure to sell with the Saliba contract exhaling in 2027.
However, the central defender gave the director Mikel Arteta a timely boost by agreeing to sign new conditions.
The report comes from athletics, which says that the official signature will take place in the coming days.
The transfer guru Fabrizio Romano added that the new agreement should operate at 2030.
In March, Saliba insisted that he was happy in northern London.
Then, in July, he was directly asked about the signing of a new agreement, to which he said: “Yes, let’s hope – of course, there is nothing now but there is a good conversation with my agent and the club.
“Let’s see.”
This “let’s see” now seem to have become a reality, in what will undoubtedly be a huge boost at the club’s long -term plans.
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The last piece of Arsenal silverware came with the FA Cup in 2020, three seasons before Saliba entered the first team of the Emirates after loan spells with Saint-Etienne and Marseille in his homeland.
However, Saliba played a key role in the climb of arsenal towards the end of table affairs and once again a regular in the Champions League.
Saliba has played in all matches except two in all competitions this season for Arteta.
He missed the Nottingham Forest League match with the ankle injury with which he was forced against Liverpool in five minutes the previous week.
Saliba was also a bench for the victory in the Champions League against Athletic Bilbao.
But he showed his class in the victory of the third tower of the Carabao Cup against Port Vale with an exquisite pass to find Leandro Trossard which takes place behind, the Belgian converted duly to score the second goal of the 2-0 victory.
The victory in this match saw the Gunners draw Brighton at the Emirates for the fourth round.
Arsenal faces a difficult trip to Newcastle for late Sunday to the Premier League.
The finalists of the last three seasons are currently at five points behind the leaders of the League and the champions in title Liverpool, but will aim to keep the pace of the Arne slots, so far, perfect Reds.
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