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The future of Arsenal defender William Saliba remains a passionate topic of discussion among many supporters. Despite being signed by Unai Emery three seasons ago, the highly-rated youngster is yet to make an appearance for the Gunners.

Instead, he has been sent out on three times. First, he was sent back to Saint-Etienne as part of the agreement that saw him move to north London before arriving in Nice for the following campaign. Now, he finds himself at the Stade Velodrome playing under Jorge Sampaoli and seemingly going from strength to strength.

Saliba even earned his first call up to the French national team in March once again triggering calls for Mikel Arteta to give him his chance in the Arsenal first-team next season. But throughout the season, the 20-year-old has hinted that he would be happy to stay in France.

"I’ve never hidden the fact that I feel good here. I don’t know what my future holds, there’s still two months to go," Saliba told RMC Sport, via The Mirror after the latest international break. "The most important thing is to qualify for the Champions League and go as far as possible in the Conference League.

"I think discussions will take place afterwards, at the end of May to early June, between Arsenal and Marseille – we’ll decide at that point. "But staying on here