AS Saint-Etienne : Saint-Etienne: William Saliba could play the final of the Coupe de France against PSG – Foot – Coupe de France – ASSE | ASSE News

The matter seemed to have been heard. After several weeks of discussions, Arsenal and AS Saint-Etienne had not been able to find an agreement to extend the loan of William Saliba in Forez. And allow him to compete in the final of the Coupe de France, against Paris Saint-Germain, on July 24. The two clubs had moreover vehemently rejected the responsibility for the failure of these negotiations.

But against all odds, exchanges between the leaders of the two clubs have resumed in recent hours. With the aim of allowing the central defender (19 years old) to end his adventure with the Greens with a prestigious poster. Even if certain points still remain to be settled, this dossier should conclude positively. And the silhouette of Saliba should make its return to the training grounds of the State before Friday and the closing of the first window of the transfer window.

Arsenal opened up to this possibility in the face of the spleen displayed by the player since his arrival in London and provoked by the prospect of missing this historic meeting with his training club. In return, Saint-Etienne should forgo a bonus of € 2.5 million, planned for the seventeenth tenure of Saliba this season. This could happen during the final of the Coupe de France …