---
title: "Arsenal: Fans left excited after news concerning William Saliba"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/arsenal-fans-left-excited-after-news-concerning-william-saliba/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Uways Nisar"
section: "Arsenal Football Club"
published: "2019-12-24T05:20:58Z"
modified: "2019-12-24T05:20:58Z"
---

# Arsenal: Fans left excited after news concerning William Saliba

**Arsenal fans have been left excited after journalist Gilles Favard broke some news concerning William Saliba.**

[According to the French journalist](https://twitter.com/GillesFavard/status/1209095260447674369), the north London outfit are attempting to cut his loan spell with Saint-Etienne short.

Saliba has enjoyed a stop-start season with the Ligue 1 club, featuring in just [seven games the league and Europa League](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/william-saliba/leistungsdaten/spieler/495666) as his campaign’s been plagued by injuries.

He has suffered a hamstring and foot injury this season with the latter having kept him out since his side’s 1-0 win over AS Monaco [(via The Express)](https://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/1201097/Arsenal-Willian-Saliba-Saint-Etienne-Broken-Foot-Premier-League-News-And-Gossip).

His performances have been incredibly solid for the Greens this year with the French side having kept four clean sheets in the five league games he’s played [(via Transfermarkt)](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/william-saliba/leistungsdaten/spieler/495666).

Fans were over the moon following the emergence of the news that the club is looking to cut short the centre-back’s loan spell as they took to Twitter to react.

Here is a selection of tweets from the north London faithful:

> Yesss
>
> — Gunner (@Flashfamily791) [December 23, 2019](https://twitter.com/Flashfamily791/status/1209097002161758208?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> If this is true that will be the best decision arsenal have made in 2 decades
>
> — Bamzy (@alhassanbinyusu) [December 23, 2019](https://twitter.com/alhassanbinyusu/status/1209097386808745984?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> [pic.twitter.com/OiAIHbVTeH](https://t.co/OiAIHbVTeH)
>
> — Epidinemuri (@epidinemuri) [December 23, 2019](https://twitter.com/epidinemuri/status/1209098931025727488?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> [https://t.co/hOQIYV1mjw](https://t.co/hOQIYV1mjw) [pic.twitter.com/VayCMpnbyJ](https://t.co/VayCMpnbyJ)
>
> — Tommy Culverhouse (@TommyCulvers) [December 23, 2019](https://twitter.com/TommyCulvers/status/1209100323958280192?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Por favor [https://t.co/fbrHhV0Wq4](https://t.co/fbrHhV0Wq4)
>
> — kato com k (@kunizo) [December 23, 2019](https://twitter.com/kunizo/status/1209097907103813632?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> [https://t.co/U9z88jdeem](https://t.co/U9z88jdeem) [pic.twitter.com/CJ050v1cN4](https://t.co/CJ050v1cN4)
>
> — Don Snow (@King\_HCQ) [December 23, 2019](https://twitter.com/King_HCQ/status/1209097885809332225?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

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