The Gunners submit a €30M bid for William Saliba

Arsenal has reportedly mad a bid of 30 million plus bonuses for 18-year-old AS Saint Etienne defender William Saliba

The Gunners have made an opening bid of €30million plus bonuses to AS Saint Etienne for William Saliba.

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An impressive breakthrough season for the 18-year old William Saliba has seen several big European clubs looking to sign the French defender.

Arsenal has been in pole position to sign the 18-year old after earlier agreeing on personal terms for a 5-year contract.

The heart of the matter

According to the French radio station RMC Sport, Arsenal have made an opening bid of €30 million plus bonuses to sign 18-year AS Saint Etienne defender William Saliba.

According to the report, the first round of negotiations has already been done with the Ligue 1 outfit with the second round to be done within this week.

The report further states that Arsenal has agreed to loan out the 18-year-old to AS Saint Etienne for a year following the completion of the transfer.

The Gunners swift negotiations are believed to be due to the rumoured interest from arch-rivals Tottenham Hotspur.

William Saliba, who is being dubbed as the next Raphael Varane, had an impressive debut season for the French Ligue 1 side.

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