William Saliba named in France's squad for Tokyo Olympics this summer and will miss majority of Arsenal's pre-season... but there's no Kylian Mbappe inclusion despite forward revealing it is 'a lifelong dream' to be picked

Daily Mail | June 25, 2021

William Saliba has been named in France's squad for this summer's Olympic Games in Tokyo, but there is no Kylian Mbappe in the 18-man squad.

The Arsenal defender, who signed for £27m in 2019 but then went straight out on loan, will now miss out on pre-season with the north London side.

The gold medal match takes place on August 7 in Yokohama, just six days before Mikel Arteta's side get their Premier League campaign underway against Brentford.

William Saliba has been selected in France's 18-man squad for this summer's Olympic Games

Eduardo Camavinga will also feature amid rumours of a big-money move away from Rennes

Les 1ufe0fu20e38ufe0fu20e3 joueurs (et un réserviste) retenus par Sylvain Ripoll pour participer aux Jeux Olympiques de Tokyo, qui se tiendront du 21 juillet au 7 août 2021 ud83cuddebud83cuddf7

Sous réserve de la validation de la Commission Consultative de Sélections Olympiques du CNOSF pic.