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

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Arsenal have agreed personal terms with William Saliba and will now seek to make a deal with Saint Etienne, according to reports in France.

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.

A five-year deal is said to have been agreed and the London club will now attempt to thrash out terms with Saint Etienne to finalise the transfer.

Arsenal are understood to be willing to send the teenager back on loan to the Ligue 1 club for the 2019/20 campaign after securing his signature.

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Alasdair Mackenzie

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.