Arsenal are said to be closing in on long term target William Saliba, as the French starlet was spotted alongside some of his potential team-mates.
Arsenal are set to beat Tottenham to signatures of the young French defender, as he was pictured alongside Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Alex Lacazette and Ainsley Maitland-Niles on Sunday night.
Saliba is set to undergo his Arsenal medical in coming days ahead of move which will see him go back to current club Saint-Etienne for his further development.
Arsenal as well as Saint-Etienne are in middle of their preseason tour in United States and Saliba did not feature in ASSE’s 2-1 defeat to Marseille at the weekend.
Saliba watched from the sidelines as a spectator and was pictured alongside the trio of Aubameyang, Lacazette and Maitland-Niles, who all made the trip to DC United’s Audi Field to watch Auba’s former club.
Aubameyang played for three years at Saint-Etienne and was seen catching up with coaching staff and old friends – including skipper Loic Perrin, the Gabonese scored 41 goals in 97 appearances between 2011 and 2013 for Les Verts.
William Saliba is set to become team-mates with them and a picture in same from has got the Gunners faithful well excited.
William Saliba chilling with the Arsenal players, Aubameyang & Maitland Niles and Lacazette in the US. Seems like the Arsenal hierarchy may have known St Etienne were going on preseason tour there hence they traveled too to get their man after talks. | #AFC #WeCareDoYou pic.twitter.com/vjzP6SaR16
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