William Saliba Archives: 07/2026

Arsenal are stepping up their pursuit of a centre-back in the wake of William Saliba’s injury update, with Ezri Konsa, Jacobo Ramon, and John Stones among their targets.

Arsenal have confirmed William Saliba will not undergo surgery, but the defender faces an extended spell out after specialist assessment of his back injury.

William Saliba has made a key decision on his back injury after consulting Arsenal, but the France defender still faces months on the sidelines.

Arsenal anticipate William Saliba will need four or five months on the sidelines if he undergoes an increasingly likely surgical procedure, according to a report from France.

William Saliba was forced off during France’s World Cup semi-final defeat to Spain on Tuesday, as his back injury flared up once again.

Mikel Merino admits he’s joked with Arsenal teammate William Saliba about facing off against each other, with Spain to play France in Tuesday’s World Cup semi-final.

William Saliba has missed another France training session ahead of their World Cup semi-final against Spain, as he continues to follow a modified training schedule.

Over half of Arsenal’s World Cup internationals have made it to the semi-final stage of the competition, meaning they’ll remain at the tournament until the final weekend.

The fate of all of Arsenal’s World Cup last-16 players is now known, and 10 of them are set to miss the start of pre-season this summer.

Martin Odegaard and William Saliba progressed to the last-16 of the World Cup on Tuesday, but Viktor Gyokeres and Piero Hincapie were both eliminated.