Arsenal making progress in efforts to sign Saint Etienne defender - report

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Talks between Arsenal and Saint Etienne about the potential sale of William Saliba are going well, say reports

William Saliba

The centre-back has been heavily linked with a summer switch to the Emirates after impressing in Ligue 1 during the 2018/19 campaign.

10Sport reports that progress is being made and the Gunners are pushing the hardest to secure the signature of the 18-year-old, who has also attracted the interest of Manchester United.

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The Ligue 1 side want a fee of around €30 million and the guarantee of having the player return to them on loan for the 2019/20 season.

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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.