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William Saliba is refusing to be drawn about his Arsenal future.
The central defender was signed from Saint Étienne in 2019 for £27 million as a teenager, but has never played for the Gunners in a senior competitive fixture.
Instead, he has enjoyed a series of loan moves back in France, and is currently paying for Marseille where he has established himself as a first team regular.
Eyebrows were raised when the Gunners spent £50 million on Ben White in the summer, despite the availability of Saliba who was sent back out on loan yet again.
Now, with the player only having two years left on his current deal at the end of the season, there is speculation that hs stay with Marseille could be converted into a permanent arrangement.
Saliba himself has refused to comment on those rumours, whilst Mikel Arteta has always insisted, publicly at least, that he has a future in North London.
Andy is an exiled English football fan living in Cyprus. He loves all sports but football is his abiding passion, and he still has dreams every now and then about scoring the winning goal in a Wembley Cup Final, even though his playing days are long gone. He follows most major leagues, across Europe at least, and has a favoured team in each. When he’s not watching, listening, reading or downloading podcasts about football, he spend his time worrying about his beloved Arsenal.