After opting to extend his stay at Arsenal, William Saliba has set himself a target of \u201cgiving even more\u201d to the club and the supporters he is so fond of.<\/p>\n
The French defender has put pen to paper on a new deal to continue his association with the club he supported as a boy, and first arrived at as a player back in 2019. Since then, he has developed into one of the best defenders in world football, and the news that he will be spending his prime years in north London will be music to all Gooners\u2019 ears.<\/p>\n
And now he has committed his future in north London – a place that he admits feels like home – William wants to make them even happier by helping us to take the final step of his journey and lift major trophies again<\/p>\n
Describing his emotions after signing his fresh contract, he said: \u201cI feel proud of myself because I first signed in 2019, and now in 2025, I’m still here to extend my contract. I’m so happy.<\/p>\n
\u201cI feel at home. We have a good team, we have a good squad, we have good staff. The coach is perfect for me, so it’s the best place to be.<\/p>\n
\u201cI enjoy every day when I have the chance to wear this shirt. I try to give everything, and now I\u2019ll give even more to this club and to the fans.\u201d<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n \n Read more William Saliba signs new Arsenal contract <\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n Upon his arrival from Saint-Etienne six years ago, William was forced to be patient and was loaned out three times to Ligue 1 clubs to learn his trade. He once said that his dream was to play just once for Arsenal, but after finally breaking through in the summer of 2022, he is now approaching 150 appearances, and with the ink drying on his new contract, many more to come.<\/p>\n He still can\u2019t quite believe what he\u2019s achieved since his debut at Crystal Palace just over three years ago, but he is always striving for more and feels that under Mikel Arteta\u2019s watchful eye, he can become as good as anyone in his position.<\/p>\n \u201cWhen you sign, you dream of playing many games, but it comes so quickly,\u201d he added. \u201cBefore I signed, I didn’t realise that I would play a lot of games like this so it’s good and I want to play more.<\/p>\n \u201cWhen I signed, I went back to Saint-Etienne, and I came back and became a starter so a lot of things have happened, but I’m so proud of my journey. I never gave up, even in the tough moments.<\/p>\n \u201cOf course, I wanted to play straight away, but I didn’t expect that it would be as good as it was. I played well, we almost won the league in the first season, and we almost won the league the season after as well. I’m happy now, but not 100% happy because we have to do more. We have to win titles, because it’s what we want, what the club wants.<\/p>\n \u201cThe boss is one of the best coaches in the world. He has helped me a lot, him and his staff, so I’m so happy to have them as a coach. I’m 24 now, and I think I haven\u2019t reached my peak. I have a lot of things to improve, a lot of things to give to this team, and I know that the coach and the staff will help me to become the best, or one of the best, defenders in the world and win trophies.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \n Read more The amazing club record that Saliba holds <\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n