Arsenal new boy will be one of the best in Premier League, says Sagna
Bacary Sagna says William Saliba will learn fast and become one of the best defenders in the Premier League
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Bacary Sagna says William Saliba will learn fast and become one of the best defenders in the Premier League when he returns to his parent club Arsenal in the summer.
The 19-year-old defender signed for the Gunners last summer from Saint-Etienne in a £27million deal, but he was immediately loaned back to the Ligue 1 side.
Saliba, who has made 17 appearances for Saint-Etienne this season, will return to The Emirates this summer and former defender Sagna is expecting big things from the 6ft 3in central defender
“First he will need to adapt to English football,” Sagna exclusively told Goal. “He is a big prospect for the future but Arsenal need him to perform as soon as he starts.
“He is aware of that probably, but he has a lot of qualities and he will learn fast. Hopefully he will achieve good things and become one of the best centre-backs in the league.
“He is very confident in defending, he is not afraid to defend one against one and most of the time he wins the duels, which is the best quality as a defender.
“You need some security, you need some presence and he has that.”
Saliba has missed a large chunk of the Ligue 1 campaign with a broken foot, but Sagna, 37, believes his time in France will have have proved a good test for the Bondy-born defender.
“For him, staying in the French league after signing for Arsenal was the best decision he could make because he knew he was going to change to a bigger club, but he knew he had to improve his performances,” added free-agent Sagna.
“It was like a test, he had to step up his game during this season and the last game I watched of him was amazing. I analysed him as an Arsenal fan and he did very well.”
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