The question has been asked for several months in the corridors of the Emirates Stadium: will William Saliba extend his adventure with the Gunners or give in to the sirens of a European giant? While the London management has made an XXL offer to secure his future, the French defender seems to have another idea behind the head. And it is precisely this unsaid choice that today delays any formalization.
Saliba is waiting for an offensive from Real Madrid
According to information from 10 SportSaliba has not yet followed up on the proposal for an extension of Arsenal. The reason? He wishes above all to wait. Not to scrape a higher salary, but to see if Real Madrid finally takes action. The Merengue club, which has been monitoring its profile for months, has not yet drawn. But in the 24 -year -old mind, the priority is clear: one day get the Bernabéu and walk in the steps of the older ones. The dream is installed, much more than London stability.
Injured during the last rally of the French team, Saliba takes advantage of its recovery to reflect, far from the fields and the media tumult. Officially, he does not close any door. Unofficially, his camp carefully observes the slightest movement of Real. A positioning that annoys the side of Arsenal, where we hoped for a quick and clear response to the offer transmitted in early July.
William Saliba's Madrid dream resurfaces
Pressure arsenal, Real on stand-by
The wait -and -see posture of Saliba could well revive the interest of Real Madrid, specialist in low -cost operations at the end of the contract. The Frenchman, linked to Arsenal until 2027, would then be a medium -term strategic file for the Merengues. Especially since the Madrid club has never hidden its interest in young, experienced, and compatible profiles with its new generation galactic project.
Basically, Saliba has not acted. But his silence says a lot. Arsenal reaches out to him, Real is dreaming. And in this duel at a distance, the defender's expectation is more and more like a form of response: he has already chosen in his mind. It only remains for Real Madrid to choose in turn if it will press the accelerator.
