{"id":82204,"date":"2023-07-07T20:00:22","date_gmt":"2023-07-07T20:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/07\/07\/arsenal-defender-signs-new-four-year-contract\/"},"modified":"2023-07-07T20:00:22","modified_gmt":"2023-07-07T20:00:22","slug":"arsenal-defender-signs-new-four-year-contract","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/07\/07\/arsenal-defender-signs-new-four-year-contract\/","title":{"rendered":"Arsenal defender signs new four-year contract"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/130056173_gettyimages-1419840152-696x392.jpg\"   alt=\"Saliba only made his first-team debut for Arsenal in August\" title=\"Saliba only made his first-team debut for Arsenal in August\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Saliba only made his first-team debut for Arsenal in August<br \/>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Arsenal defender William Saliba has signed a new four-year deal until 2027.<\/p>\n<p>The 22-year-old French centre-back became a key player for the Gunners last season after making his first-team debut in August.<\/p>\n<p>He played 33 games, 27 in the Premier League, and scored three goals in all competitions.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>The Gunners spent much of the season at the top of the table before losing out to eventual champions Manchester City.<\/p>\n<p>Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta said: \u201cTo have William extend his contract with us was something we have wanted to do for a long time. William proved last season just how good and how important he is to our squad.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe ability he has at his young age of just 22 is exciting, and there is of course so much more room for development with any player at this stage of their career. We\u2019re looking forward to continuing to work with William in the years to come.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Real Madrid and Paris St-Germain were reportedly interested in Saliba.<\/p>\n<p>His breakthrough season followed three loan spells in French football, having initially joined the club from St Etienne for \u00a327m in 2019 when Unai Emery was Arsenal manager.<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday forward\u00a0Reiss Nelson also signed a new four-year deal\u00a0with the option for another year.<\/p>\n<p>The Gunners are believed to be close to securing the signings of\u00a0England midfielder Declan Rice\u00a0and Ajax\u2019s Dutch defender Jurrien Timber, following\u00a0Kai Havertz\u2019s \u00a365m move from Chelsea\u00a0earlier this summer.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, midfielder\u00a0Granit Xhaka has joined German side Bayer Leverkusen\u00a0in a 25m euro (\u00a321.4m) deal.<\/p>\n<p>            <!--  [embed]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=videoseries[\/embed]<!--\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>--><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"qeXPft4emAA\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Sadisco Traffic Light Accident: Driver concedes brake failure caused crash  (07-07-23)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qeXPft4emAA?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Saliba only made his first-team debut for Arsenal in August Arsenal defender William Saliba has signed a new four-year deal until 2027. 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