Matteo Guendouzi: I will push for William Saliba to keep at Marseille following season rather than return to Arsenal

Matteo Guendouzi has risked the ire of Arsenal supporters by declaring that he will check out and keep William Saliba at Marseille subsequent year.

The France pair both invested final term in the South of France on financial loan from the Gunners, and they ended up both of those influential in Marseille putting with each other a robust campaign to complete next in Ligue 1.

Currently being out of deal, Guendouzi was constantly very likely to depart Arsenal this summertime – his go has now been verified – but Saliba is a unique case, with the extremely-rated 21-yr-old centre-back anticipated to arrive again into the fold at the Emirates.

Which is not if Guendouzi has just about anything to do with it although.

Talking to TF1, Guendouzi reported: “William now has Marseille in his heart and I am sure that he will occur back to Marseille up coming season.

“So I am likely to try out to force again for him to remain with us.”

He said: “I belong to Arsenal, I however have two a long time remaining.

“I will be back with Arsenal [for pre-season]. I have performed no matches and I still want to display them my correct facial area and have the prospect to enjoy for these supporters and this excellent club.

“But it doesn’t just rely on me. In any situation, to depart like this, would be a disgrace.”

That’s not to say, on the other hand, that Saliba significantly needs to depart Marseille, the place he impressed in producing 36 appearances in all competitions in 2021/22.

“Surprising or magical,” was the one word Saliba chose to sum up his marketing campaign just absent.

“It’s my first entire season. I was keen to clearly show who I definitely am. It’s a pretty favourable evaluation and seriously I’m quite content with my season.

“It’s as if I might been right here at least two or a few a long time, it’s really unique.

“Even if I never come back again to Marseille, I’ll hardly ever forget. Many thanks to OM, I expended a good period in my career and it was they who boosted me.”

Guendouzi was likewise effusive in his praise for the ecosystem below Jorge Sampaoli, who he will all over again do the job underneath next expression following Arsenal and Marseille agreed a price for his providers.

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“I could not have hoped for a much better period than the just one that I invested with Marseille,” Guendouzi stated.

“With the French countrywide staff as very well, it is pretty merely my very best year as a experienced.”