William Saliba, an Arsenal player, was reportedly approached by Manchester United in January 2019 and received a substantial offer to join the Red Devils, according to the Telegraph. William Saliba, an Arsenal fixture today, originally wanted to play center back instead of striker because he wanted to emulate Thierry Henry.

Born in 2001, Saliba grew up inspired by the famous French football attacker. Bondy is a district in northeast Paris. Henry took over as captain of Arsenal in 2006 and led the team to the Champions League final at the Stade de France in Paris, which is only 10 kilometers from Saliba’s residence.A year ago, Saliba played for Arsenal.Right now Saliba was obsessed with football. He was so passionate about football and wanted to play the game every day that he made the decision to make a career in it. When Saliba was a child, Arsenal, under the legendary manager Arsene Wenger, was the best team in the sport and donned the national colors of France. As a result, “Gunners” became Saliba’s favorite team very fast.Henry is the one I admire the most. During Wenger’s time managing Arsenal, there were multiple connections between France and the club. I remember seeing a few more games, such as Barcelona vs. Arsenal in the Champions League final. Because he wanted to be like his idol Henry when he grew up, Saliba started out as a striker but has since developed into one of the most promising defenders on the continent. Saliba received coaching from the father of Kylian Mbappe, the most popular player in French football right now, at his first team, AS Bondy.Saliba enrolled at Montfermeil four years after being a part of AS Bondy at the age of seven in 2008. Saliba was now restricted to playing on the large field after being promoted to center defense. “I haven’t changed since Coach Montfermeil wanted to try me as a central defender,” he stated. I studied the finest defenders more and more when I swapped positions because I was always taller than my age-appropriate colleagues. I always consider and learn from the playing style of players, especially Virgil van Dijk.At fifteen years old, Saliba was still changing clubs. He joined Saint-Etienne around 500 kilometers south of Paris. He turned pro at the age of 17, making the first team of Ligue 1 right away, and participating in 16 games in his debut season. In the 2019 transfer window, Arsenal’s agents successfully bargained and acquired the much sought-after 18-year-old. Saliba claimed that despite receiving interest from many other top teams, picking Emirates Stadium was an easy decision. “This is not just any club,” Saliba said. “When you learn that Arsenal is interested, you will be ecstatic. It was an easy decision to make and didn’t take long to consider. As soon as I learned that Arsenal was interested, I was excited to visit this location.”Saliba was ecstatic to be a part of the team he had always looked up to, but he had a terrible time at the Emirates. According to his agreed deal, Saliba will play for Saint-Etienne on loan during the 2019–2020 campaign in an effort to advance his development. Arsenal’s strategy paid off when Saliba preserved Saint-Etienne from losing to them in the French National Cup final for the first time since 1982. Saliba was unable to do anything but watch the home team play at Stade de France because of an injury. succumbed to PSG 0–1, thanks to a goal from Neymar.