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Saliba will walk straight into the Arsenal starting XI - Silvestre

Mikael Silvestre has backed William Saliba to make an instant impression at Arsenal, insisting that he will be ready for the first team when he returns to the Gunners from his loan spell with Saint-Etienne.

The north Londoners confirmed the £27 million ($34m) signing of the 18-year-old back in July 2019, with Saliba rejoining Ligue 1 side Saint-Etienne for the 2019-20 season.

The centre-back has been an ever-present in the starting XI for Claude Puel's side and Silvestre thinks he has the required quality to become a first-team regular for Mikel Arteta in the 2020-21 campaign.