Arsenal defender William Saliba has spoken for the first time since being called up to the France squad for their upcoming friendlies against the Ivory Coast and South Africa.
It was announced on Monday morning that the 20-year-old would replace Bayern Munich star Benjamin Pavard in Didier Deschamps' squad after the versatile defender tested positive for COVID-19. Saliba has enjoyed an extremely productive campaign whilst on loan with Ligue 1 side Marseille, registering 14 clean sheets for Les Olympiens, establishing himself as one of Europe's most consistent young centre-halves in the process.
Now, he has taken to social media to voice his appreciation at the call-up. His Instagram caption read: "Très heureux et fier d’honorer mon premier rassemblement en @equipedefrance", which roughly translates to: "Very happy and proud to honour my first call-up in @equipedefrance."
