Arsenal have made strives over the past year to ensure their young core of talented players are there for the foreseeable future. By signing up Gabriel Magalhaes, Aaron Ramsdale, Gabriel Martinelli, Bukayo Saka and Reiss Nelson to new contracts, the squad are in a position to kick on and impress.
That core of players for the future took another boost this summer as William Saliba signed a new deal that will keep him at the club until at least 2027. The Frenchman impressed in his debut Premier League season, stepping into the back line alongside Gabriel to add composure on and off the ball.
Comparisons to Liverpool star Virgil van Dijk came flying in, all while the side made their push for an unlikely Premier League title. It came as little coincidence that once he picked up a back injury against Sporting CP in the Europa League, the points dropped off and the goals conceded increased.
