Emmanuel Petit has raved about Arsenal and France international central defender William Saliba and believes that he is sending messages to Gunners manager Mikel Arteta, as quoted in 90min.
The former Arsenal and France star has been impressed by how well Saliba has played for the Gunners so far this season.
Petit has noted that the 21-year-old France international centre-back has done well for Arsenal since his return from loan in the summer of 2022.
Emmanuel Petit on Arsenal and France star William Saliba
Petit said about Saliba: “He confirms all the good things we saw from him last season with Marseille. He showed great maturity.
“Three years after signing for Arsenal, I think he came back with a sense of revenge too, he wanted to prove something to everyone, especially Arteta.
“And I think he plays very well. He is like a rock. I like his reading of threats. You know, behind the defense is also very good with the ball fight.
“And he plays confidently and technically too. He has no problem playing the first balls and starting from the back.”
Gem of a player
In our view, Arsenal centre-back William Saliba has been superb for the Gunners so far this season and is proving to be a gem of a player.
The 21-year-old cost Arsenal £27 million (The Guardian) in transfer fees, and he is proving now why the Gunners paid Saint-Etienne so much money.
Saliba has been so good this campaign that he has forced Mikel Arteta to play Ben White at right-back.
And White is a centre-back by trade.
It has taken Saliba a while to impress Arteta, and now that he has taken his chance at Arsenal, it is very likely that he will go from strength to strength.
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