Arsenal have confirmed the signing of highly-rated defender William Saliba from Saint-Etienne on a long-term deal, before immediately sending the player back to the Ligue 1 side on loan for the 2019/20 season.
The Gunners had been locked in negotiations over a deal for the 18-year-old, with the structure of payments and Saint-Etienne's demands that the player be loaned back to the club making an agreement hard to reach.
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ud83cuddebud83cuddf7 #SalibaSigns— Arsenal FC (@Arsenal) July 25, 2019A solution has finally been found, however, with Arsenal confirming on their official Twitter that Saliba has put pen to paper on what's thought to be a five-year deal.