Close to completing the return on loan of William Saliba, AS Saint-Etienne saw the operation fail due to administrative delays.
The departure of Wesley fofana for Leicester recorded, and this by means of a check for 35 million euros, theAS Saint-Etienne has been active in recent days to attract a new defender who can compensate for the departure of the young Frenchman. Many names were mentioned and the Greens finally set their sights on central defender Bayer Leverkusen on Monday Panagiotis Retsos, arrived in the form of a loan with an option to buy estimated at 6.5 million euros. But the Greens initially had another idea in mind.
The finalists of the last Coupe de France have indeed tried to bring back their former player, William saliba, sold to Arsenal in the summer of 2019 but who remained on loan at Saint-Etienne last season. And after quickly settling with the U20 international, seduced by the idea of staying with his training club, the Greens had also struck a deal with the Gunners. But that was without counting on administrative delays.
Bad news for Saliba
“Long before the transfer window closed, AS Saint-Étienne had struck a deal with William Saliba and accepted Arsenal’s offer for a one-season loan. Unfortunately, all the administrative conditions could not be met in time, in England, for the finalization of the file, the Forez club said in a press release. The disappointment is great for ASSE and William Saliba, particularly determined to return to the club where he had flourished. “
The disappointment is particularly great for the player, on whom Mikel Artera does not seem to count and who risks being reduced to the bare minimum until next January …
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