William Saliba is a French centre-back and one of the most complete defenders in the Premier League. Signed from Saint-Étienne in 2019, he was loaned back to them and then to Nice and Marseille before returning to north London and making his competitive Arsenal debut in 2022. He won the Premier League with the club in 2025-26.
Quick, strong and calm under pressure, he reads the game early and rarely needs to dive in. His partnership with Gabriel Magalhães is the foundation of Mikel Arteta’s back line, and he carries the ball out from defence with real authority. In a 2026-27 squad that also includes Cristhian Mosquera, Piero Hincapié and Ezri Konsa, he remains the cornerstone of the defence.
This page brings together our latest Saliba coverage: injury news, contract updates, links to other clubs, France call-ups and match analysis. We examine how he organises the line, what he does best in the build-up, and how Arsenal’s defensive record leans on him. If you want to follow the Frenchman’s season in detail, everything is gathered here for you.

Arsenal’s captain says there is no secret behind his return to form. After a season wrecked by “weird injuries”, he simply feels...

William Saliba got 45 minutes of competitive football under his belt on Sunday, starting for Arsenal’s under-21s in a 5-2 win over...

William Saliba will stay with Arsenal over the international break after Zinedine Zidane left the Arsenal centre-back out of his France squad...

Arsenal’s goalkeeper says the Champions League final defeat to PSG will never fully leave the squad, and he wants that pain to...

William Saliba has waited since the summer for his first game of the season, and Hull City at the Emirates on Saturday,...

Ezri Konsa is a doubt after Prague, William Saliba is ready for his first game of the season, and Bukayo Saka and...

Rio Ferdinand has called Ezri Konsa a “top, top player” and admitted he wishes Manchester United had signed him, just as William...

Yaya Sanogo was back at Arsenal on Tuesday, turning up at London Colney to catch up with his old team-mate Mikel Arteta...

Arsenal have gone as far as NASA in their search for an answer to ACL injuries, with Google and Apple also consulted...

William Saliba is fit and available for Arsenal’s Champions League trip to Slavia Prague, and Mikel Arteta says the only question left...

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