William Saliba gave an improved individual performance against Marseille on Wednesday night, but it wasn't enough to avoid a second consecutive defeat.
David Ornstein confirmed reports of William Saliba undergoing testing with Arsenal this week, before discussing the chances of an early return from loan.
Arsenal have reportedly asked St Etienne if they can cut short William Saliba's loan and bring him to London in January and have been 'categorically refused'.
Arsenal are reportedly keen on landing Manchester United's Chris Smalling despite reports the player is very happy in Rome and quite willing to stay there.
William Saliba, who gave an absolutely brilliant performance at the weekend, has been hailed by his former coach at Bondy then FC Montfermeil, Fabio Frasconi, who spoke to Eurosport.
Claude Puel has suggested it's hard for him to accept William Saliba's transfer to Arsenal, claiming Saint-Etienne's transfer plan seems reactionary to him.
William Saliba played 90 minutes in a Saint-Etienne performance where neither the player nor the team were at their best, facing Oleksandria on Thursday.
William Saliba proved his worth to Saint-Etienne yet again by helping them to a clean sheet against Olympique Lyonnais on Sunday, and the stats show just how vital he is to them.
William Saliba is back and making an impression and after his latest appearance for St Etienne, we spoke to Chloe Gallot of Ultimo Diez to get a report on his performance.
William Saliba has returned to the Saint Etienne first-team squad ahead of their game this weekend but, following it, he is likely to have a new manager.
Back in mid-August, St Etienne's manager confirmed that, in consultation with Arsenal's medical team, William Saliba underwent surgery and would be out for around six weeks, but why was surgery needed and what's he doing back at Arsenal?