William Saliba could miss up to a month with the ankle injury that forced the Arsenal defender to withdraw from the France squad, a report has revealed. Saliba limped off just five minutes into Arsenal’s 1–0 defeat to Liverpool before the international break,

Arsenal fans had a couple of surprises when the team news for Saturday’s match against Nottingham Forest was announced, with Declan Rice on the bench and William Saliba not even in the squad.

Arsenal have two great replacements for Saliba in Christhian Mosquera and Piero Hincapie, and so should not be worried about his absence due to injury.

Arsenal have offered William Saliba a new five-year contract amid transfer interest from Spanish club Real Madrid, according to reports. Real Madrid have admired Saliba for a long time and were keeping tabs on him when he was still at Saint-Etienne before his Arsenal breakthrough.

Arsenal have offered France defender William Saliba a five-year contract extension as talks continue with the 24-year-old, whose current deal runs out in 2027. Real Madrid are monitoring the centre-back's situation. (FootMercato - in French)

William Saliba will miss a month with an ankle sprain, per reports out of France. The French papers reported that the centerback is expected to miss the October international break, which runs October 6th – 14th.

Gael Clichy has urged Arsenal fans to curb their expectations over Cristhian Mosquera as the new signing prepares to step into the team to replace the injured William Saliba. Mosquera was one of Arsenal’s eight new signings during the summer transfer window, joining the club from Valencia in a £13million deal.

Arsenal face a setback with William Saliba that could also have ripple effects which could also hand Liverpool a challenge in the race for this season’s Premier League title