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Report: Nice keen on signing Arsenal defender William Saliba

Nice manager Patrick Vieira is keen on signing Arsenal defender William Saliba in the January transfer window, according to reports from But! Football Club.

Saliba is a highly-rated young defender but he is not in Mikel Arteta’s first-team plans at the moment.

The curious case of Saliba

The Gunners signed Saliba for a reported fee of £27m in 2019 from French side Saint-Etienne and allowed him to stay for the rest of the season on loan to gain experience.

However, the early end to the Ligue 1 season meant the loan move didn’t work smoothly, and he returned to Arsenal.