Belonging to Arsenal, Saliba was ultimately not authorized by the Gunners to play in the final of the Coupe de France against PSG. Disappointment.
Belonging to Arsenal but loaned to his training club AS Saint-Etienne last season, William Saliba was finally deprived of the Coupe de France final against Paris Saint-Germain, this Friday evening, at the Stade de France. For lack of agreement between the two clubs, the young nugget from Saint-Etienne will have to attend the meeting as a spectator. A huge disappointment for the central defender, who spoke at length about this in the columns of L’Equipe.
“I hoped, hoped. Really”
“If I thought I could play this game until the end? Yes. It would have been my first final, for my second year in pro. If I hope to play others, you can never be sure of anything. , that would have been my last game with my training club. I hoped, hoped. Really. Even when it became impossible. Both clubs did everything to get me to play it. But they couldn’t find an agreement. I was very disappointed “, said the darling of the Geoffroy-Guichard stadium, which will be present in Paris.
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“Why I wanted so much to be at the Stade de France this Friday? I could not miss it. As I will not have the chance to play it, I want to at least feel this final more closely, supporting my team at the stadium. In front of the television, it’s not the same. It was important to me to be there, hoping to see the Greens win. It will also allow me to say goodbye to my teammates properly. Because I left like a thief “, added the native of Bondy for L’Equipe.