ARSENAL are struggling to sort out a new contract with William Saliba and Paris Saint-Germain are monitoring developments....CONTINUE READING
The French international only has a year remaining on his current £40,000-a-week deal and the Gunners are desperate to secure his services on a long-term basis.
Mikel Arteta’s side are ready to offer Saliba, 22, £120k-a-week to be their defensive rock for seasons to come.
But they have been shocked by the demands being made by the centre-back’s representatives and are currently nowhere near reaching an agreement.
And Arsenal fear that Qatari-backed PSG will pay Saliba whatever it takes to lure him to the Parc des Princes.
Boss Arteta insists that Saliba is a crucial part of his long-term plans and has no intention of selling him this summer.
But the North London giants are not prepared to let him run down his contract and leave as a free agent next year.
So now Arsenal are working overtime to reach a compromise agreement and end all the uncertainty surrounding the key defender.
Saliba is understood to be one of the lowest paid players in the first-team at the Emirates.
Arsenal acknowledge they need to award him a substantial increase to recognise his importance to the team and plan to put him on an equal footing with the likes of Ben White, Aaron Ramsdale and Oleksandr Zinchenko.
