Mikel Arteta issues William Saliba injury update
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William Saliba looked set for another extended spell out when he hobbled off inside five minutes of Arsenal’s defeat at Anfield, yet just over a week later he is back in full training and in
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 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.
Here are the fixtures Saliba is poised to miss as a result of his ankle injury. The latest reports suggest Arsenal could be without Saliba for up to a month after he withdrew from the France squad for their upcoming World Cup qualifiers.
Mikel Arteta says Bukayo Saka and William Saliba "want to be a big part of Arsenal's future" as talks about new contracts for the pair continue.
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.