{"id":1096752,"date":"2019-07-02T18:29:04","date_gmt":"2019-07-02T17:29:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1096752"},"modified":"2019-07-02T18:29:04","modified_gmt":"2019-07-02T17:29:04","slug":"arsenal-target-saliba-happy-saint-etienne-claims-coach","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/arsenal-target-saliba-happy-saint-etienne-claims-coach\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;There is not urgency&#8221;: Arsenal target William Saliba happy to stay at Saint-Etienne, claims coach"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Arsenal target William Saliba looks set to remain at Saint-Etienne for the upcoming season.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Gunners are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.getfootballnewsfrance.com\/2019\/arsenal-expected-to-hold-talks-with-st-etienne-today-for-william-saliba\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reportedly<\/a> in talks over the signing of the youngster, with the French club seeking a deal that would result in Saliba returning to the Ligue 1 club next season on loan.<\/p>\n<h2>Who is William Saliba? 5 things to know&#8230;<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Saliba is an 18-year-old centre-half.<\/li>\n<li>He became a regular for Saint-Etienne at the end of last season having made his debut in September 2018, playing on the right side of defence as well as in the centre.<\/li>\n<li>He has represented France at U17, U18 and U19 level.<\/li>\n<li>Jose Mourinho likened Saliba to Chelsea&#8217;s Kurt Zouma.<\/li>\n<li>He has also been linked to Manchester United and Real Madrid.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"background-color: transparent; display: block; padding: 0; max-width: 700px;\" title=\"Audioboom player\" src=\"https:\/\/embeds.audioboom.com\/posts\/7304751-lampard-s-chelsea-midfield-set-up-will-be-inspired-by-his-ancelotti-days\/embed\/v4?eid=AQAAAC4OG10vdm8A\" width=\"100%\" height=\"300\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><br \/>\nWhilst Ghislain Printant, Saint-Etienne&#8217;s head coach, has made it clear that the club don&#8217;t feel like they have to sell Saliba, it is believed that the sale will be sanctioned should Arsenal meet the French club&#8217;s asking price of 30 million Euros.<\/p>\n<p>Printant said:\u00a0&#8220;The sale of Saliba is not an absolute necessity.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;There is no urgency [to do so]. He is courted by clubs.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;From a sporting point of view we want to keep him next season and that&#8217;s his wish too. He still has room for development [here].<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We will see. Our goal is for him to be with us again this season.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Nicolas Pe\u0301pe\u0301, Neymar, Kieran Tierney TRANSFER NEWS w\/Squawka\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6ve0iHjrDB8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Subscribe to <a href=\"http:\/\/sqwk.at\/Squawka-Sub\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Squawka\u2019s Youtube channel here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Arsenal making moves in the transfer window<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>In a window which looked like it would be a non-event for the Gunners, the number of rumours circulating about potential incomings will be promising to Arsenal fans.<\/p>\n<p>Saliba is not the only defender heavily linked with a move to North London: Kieran Tierney of Celtic has been the subject of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/sport\/football\/9412409\/arsenal-kieran-tierney-transfer-napoli-25m\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">two rejected bids<\/a>, with Arsenal clearly very keen on the versatile left-back. Celtic are believed to be holding out for \u00a320 million, a deal which would represent good value for Arsenal in the modern market.<\/p>\n<p>It was revealed yesterday that Palace had also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skysports.com\/football\/news\/32461\/11752748\/arsenal-launch-40m-bid-for-crystal-palace-forward-wilfried-zaha\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">rejected a bid<\/a> from their London rivals for talisman Wilfried Zaha, worth \u00a340 million. 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