Arsenal legend, Ian Wright, has warned the north London side that they could lose star defender William Saliba to other top clubs in Europe.......CONTINUE READING THE ARTICLE FROM THE SOURCE>>>>>
He said the Frenchman could leave in the summer amid interest from clubs like Real Madrid.
The Gunners’ hope of lifting the Premier League trophy this season is becoming slimmer as they fell further behind Liverpoom last weekend.
The Gunners have not won the title since 2004 despite coming close in the last two seasons.
Wright sees some of Arsenal’s key players being reluctant to remain at the Emirates if they don’t make ambitious moves in the summer.
He told Wrighty’s House podcast that a player like Saliba will be keeping an eye on how things progress at Arsenal amid interest from Real Madrid.
“When you’re talking about renewals with certain players… Saka, Gabriel, Saliba… the way they’re moving now, I bet those renewals are all going to be slow.
“We’re going to have a situation maybe like Liverpool with Trent, Salah and Virgil. If I’m one of these players… and their teams are going to be saying, ‘Let’s wait and see, we’ve got two years left so let’s wait and see who they get in the summer! I know the manager has signed again but let’s wait and see!’.
“If they’re not going to get the kind of players that take us to the next step… look at Saliba. Real Madrid would take him tomorrow. Why not wait and see what’s going on in the summer to see the kind of players and calibre of player we’re signing?”
Real Madrid are said tp be interested in Saliba, who will be open to a move to the Spanish giants.
His contract at the Emirates expires in 2027 and the Gunners will be looking to offer him an extension to prevent him from running his contract down.
Following Arsenal’s 1-0 defeat to West Ham United on Saturday, Liverpool beat Manchester City 2-0 on Sunday to extend their lead to 11 points.