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Out-of-favour William Saliba 'on course for a return to France with Marseille'... with the 20-year-old still looking for his first competitive Arsenal appearance since his arrival in 2019 for £27million

Out-of-favour Arsenal centre back William Saliba looks set to complete a loan move to Marseille.

The 20-year-old, who spent the second half of the 2020-21 campaign at Nice, has struggled to establish himself under Mikel Arteta and is yet to make a competitive first-team appearance during his time in England, having been signed by the Spaniard's predecessor Unai Emery for an eye-popping £27million in July 2019 from Saint-Etienne.

Now it seems like a return to Ligue 1 is on the cards, according to The Athletic's David Ornstein, as the Gunners pursue Brighton and England central defender Ben White.