Mikel Arteta: Arsenal aiming to tie William Saliba down to new deal when time is appropriate

Mikel Arteta is confident a new deal for defender William Saliba will be signed when the time is proper. The Frenchman has only just one yr left on his latest deal, just after Arsenal activated an extension previously this year. 

The club have been in talks with Saliba’s representatives given that in advance of the Entire world Cup. No arrangement has nonetheless been achieved but, in advance of Sunday’s excursion to Newcastle, Arteta insisted Arsenal are carrying out all they can to tie down the 22-calendar year-outdated France international.

‘Obviously (sporting director) Edu and the board are on best of every single negotiation concerning new contracts and now we are performing every thing we potentially can to do that in the proper minute at the appropriate time,’ Arteta claimed.

‘The communication and the partnership is tremendous. It is about timing, I assume. Almost nothing else.’ Saliba has not signed enhanced phrases because arriving as a teen in the summer season of 2019 for £27million.

He is just one of a range of young skills that Arsenal have tried to tie down in latest months. Gabriel Martinelli has currently place pen to paper to develop into of the club’s highest earners, while Bukayo Saka is closing in on a rewarding new deal.

Mikel Arteta is self-assured a new offer for William Saliba will be signed when the time is suitable

And Gabriel Magalhaes faces a late fitness examination ahead of Arsenal’s vacation to Newcastle on Sunday

Gunners boss Arteta could be with out each desired centre backs, with Saliba also ruled out

‘We want to keep our ideal expertise. Primarily the players that ought to have some recognition,’ Arteta said. ‘I feel he has been unbelievable because he came back again from his personal loan period of time and we want to reward him, that is for certain. We will locate the correct second to do that.’

Defeat at St James’ Park very last time proved pivotal as Arsenal missed out on the Champions League. This time round, one more negative end result could eliminate their Leading League title hopes, with the Gunners likely to arrive at St James’ Park trailing Manchester Metropolis by 4 details. 

Meanwhile, Gabriel Magalhaes faces a late fitness examination ahead of Arsenal’s critical pay a visit to to Newcastle this weekend, with centre back again husband or wife Saliba previously predicted to skip the excursion to St James’ Park.

Saliba has been absent for every of Arsenal’s earlier 7 matches because hurting his back again in opposition to Sporting in March. Gabriel, meanwhile, was taken off in direction of the conclusion of Arsenal’s midweek victory over Chelsea adhering to a kick to his ankle.

That prompted fears that Mikel Arteta could be devoid of both of his initial decision centre back again pairing for Sunday’s clash. ‘We will have to see tomorrow how he is, but he could not end the activity so that was a big sign,’ Arteta said about Gabriel.

On Saliba, the manager added: ‘There’s not a good deal of development. He’s feeling better each individual working day but he is not been ready to have any action around the 1st workforce so we don’t count on him to be with us (against Newcastle).

Arteta is, even so, nonetheless refusing to rule out a return for Saliba prior to the close of the period. ‘We are not there nevertheless due to the fact we are always hopeful and players are pushing to enjoy. If that’s the scenario we are going to announce it, but hopefully not,’ the manager included.

‘It’s about the healing system, painwise and the things he can do off the pitch he’s in a very good position, but we have to make that ability with the correct load so that he is ready to lead to the staff.’

The Arsenal defender (remaining) picked up an injury in Tuesday’s midweek victory above Chelsea