French media outlet Butfootballclub claims that William Saliba is set to make a return to Saint Etienne in the January transfer window.
The French youngster was signed by Arsenal in the summer of 2019. He was left with Saint Etienne to spend the rest of last season on loan.
He returned to the Gunners at the start of this season but the manager who signed him, Unai Emery, had been sacked.
He needed to impress Mikel Arteta, but he hasn’t been able to do so, and the Spaniard didn’t even register him for the Europa League this season.
The report claims that his lack of playing time will see him return to France in the winter transfer window.
It even claims that Saliba hasn’t been training with the Arsenal first team as he isn’t fancied by Arteta.
It claims that Arsenal fans and the English media have been calling for Arteta to give the youngster a chance to prove himself all over social media.
It then adds that Saint Etienne is worried about Arteta listening to the calls for him to play because it will scupper the January move.
I think Saliba will be on the bench tomorrow against Wolves.
Saliba needs to play regular games to improve…
at 19yo he lacks experience and will be prone to errors which the club cannot afford
Additionally hes still new to the club and country
we have Gabriel who is relatively young and inexperience too and is currently adapting and playing well
Same goes to Holding
We cant afford to have too many inexperience heads
Loan him to a championship side no good sending him abroad blood him in here