Saint-Etienne general manager Claude Puel has confirmed that William Saliba will not take part in the Coupe de France final against Paris Saint-Germain (July 24). The young French central defender will no longer wear the Greens jersey.
Bought last summer by Arsenal before being loaned to the Forézien club for the 2019-2020 season, the 19-year-old footballer posted a farewell message on Instagram, aiming to thank ASSE.
“It is time for me to say goodbye with a lot of emotion and sadness, and above all to thank you, you Greens, for all these wonderful years that I have spent from my arrival at the training center to the professional world. . I would like to thank all the coaches I have had, who have made me progress and grow as a player and as a man. I would also like to thank all the club staff who work daily for our well-being. And of course I would like to thank from the bottom of my heart all the wonderful supporters who have always believed in me. Finally, I thank all my teammates with whom I was able to learn and share wonderful moments. I will miss this magnificent cauldron that I will not soon forget. Saint-Étienne is my city and I will always have a green heart.”