Saint-Etienne head coach Claude Puel has slammed Arsenal for their treatment of William Saliba after the defender was left off the team's Europa League squad.
Arsenal signed the teenage centre-back from Saint-Etienne for £27 million ($35m) last year, before loaning him back to the Ligue 1 side for the 2019-20 season.
Upon his return to Arsenal ahead of this season Saliba's prospects for playing time were in doubt, and the Gunners attempted to find a loan solution for the 19-year-old.
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Another loan back to Saint-Etienne was proposed but the move fell through at the last minute, much to the Ligue 1 side's frustration.