William Saliba will definitely not play for Saint-Etienne in the Coupe de France final against Paris Saint-Germain, manager Claude Puel has confirmed.
Saint-Etienne brought teenager Saliba back to the club on loan last summer, as part of the deal which came from selling him to Arsenal for £27 million ($34m).
Saliba played 17 games for the club throughout the 2019-20 season amid injury problems, until Ligue 1 was abandoned in April as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.
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In spite of the French league being halted early, it has been confirmed that the Coupe de France and Coupe de la Ligue finals will be played, on July 24 and 31 respectively.