William Saliba signed a new four-year deal at Saint-Étienne in April, but that hasn’t stopped him from being linked with a move away from the club.
Last week, we covered claims from France that Arsenal are impressed by the 18-year-old’s ‘maturity’ and even though he extended his contract, it was explained the transfer idea ‘shouldn’t be put off’.
According to Le10 Sport, the Gunners are ready to pounce on the centre-back, who made 19 appearances across all competitions in the recently concluded season.
It’s claimed Arsenal have made ‘concrete progress’ in their efforts to land the youngster, but they haven’t yet made a formal proposal.
Saint-Étienne are ideally looking to conclude the defender’s transfer in the summer and then re-sign him on loan for next season.
The report explains Unai Emery’s side do not exclude the possibility of agreeing to the Ligue 1 side’s terms to sign Saliba.
Saint-Etienne are demanding €30m to part ways with him and Le10 Sport states ‘it remains to be seen’ if Arsenal are willing to meet the player’s asking price.
Manchester United are also attentive to Saliba’s development.
