Arsenal on brink of first summer signing after agreeing terms with Saint Etienne defender

William Saliba

The 18-year-old centre-back has been targeted by the Gunners as Unai Emery looks to strengthen his defence over the summer.

L’Equipe reports on Monday that Saliba has reached a contractual agreement with the Premier League side and could become an Arsenal player very soon.

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Alasdair Mackenzie is a freelance journalist based in Rome, and a FourFourTwo contributor since 2015. When not pulling on the FFT shirt, he can be found at Reuters, The Times and the i. An Italophile since growing up on a diet of Football Italia on Channel 4, he now counts himself among thousands of fans sharing a passion for Ross County and Lazio.