The centre-back signed for Arsenal in 2019 as a fresh-faced teenager when Unai Emery was in charge, but it wasn’t until the 2022/23 Premier League season that he would make his debut
The powers that be at the London club, including manager Mikel Arteta, felt that it was right for Saliba to spend several spells out on loan.
That did him the world of good because, fast forward to the present, and Saliba is now one of the best defenders in the world.
There are suggestions that Real Madrid are interested in Saliba, with Darren Bent admitting that the champions of Europe usually get who they want.
The former Premier League striker added that it’s ‘very rare’ for Real Madrid to ‘properly go after a player’ and then not get them.
