William Saliba will sign his brand new Arsenal contract today, extending his current deal to 2027 football.london understands. The deal brings an end to one of the club’s longest-running sagas and provides clarity on the dynamic between the Frenchman and manager Mikel Arteta.
Arsenal pushed hard to keep the young defender at the club with lengthy talks eventually finding an agreement between all parties. Saliba sees the club as the right place to continue his journey and has been convinced by Arteta’s project after returning to the Champions League and pushing Manchester City to the latter stages of the season in the title race.
There had been many suggestions that after three loan spells and a period where the then-teenager was playing youth football at Arsenal, that Saliba might look to leave the club. Saliba was outspoken on Arteta’s perception of him when he returned from his time with Saint-Etienne.
