Loaned by Arsenal this season to the greens, the defender could bring 2.5 million euros to the club … if he plays the final of the Coupe de France.
Saint-Etienne is playing big for the month of June. Waiting to know the date of the final of the Coupe de France (which would take place in August) to resume training the coming month, the Greens have to face a little problem concerning William Saliba. Loaned this season by the Arsenal club, bought 25 million during the last summer transfer window, the central defender has a juicy clause in his contract for the club from Stéphane.
Details specified by The team this morning. If the gunners qualify for the Champions League, which is far from being the case in the Premier League (Arsenal is ninth at 8 points from the qualifying places), a bonus of 2.5 million falls into the purse of the greens. A second bonus of the same amount occurs if Saliba plays a third of the season with ASSE as holder. A clause to be sure that the latter plays a good part of the season in order to arrive ready for the next English championship.
Towards a standoff with Arsenal?
Yes, but there you go, Saliba had a pubalgia surgery in August, and suffered a foot injury in November. With 16 matches on the clock as a titular player, the 19-year-old French player only needs one tenure to complete the requested third of matches. A third of the 52 games in all competitions that Saint-Etienne should have played before the final stoppage of Ligue 1. The last chance therefore remains the final of the Coupe de France against PSG. Winning the final would bring 1.5 million to Saint-Étienne, just playing it could earn much more. However, the London club must accept the extension of the loan contract beyond June 30, a negotiation which does not look frankly obvious between the two clubs.
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