Romano: Maldini made approach for ‘untouchable’ Arsenal star now worth €80m | OneFootball

William Saliba is having a fantastic start to the season with Arsenal after AC Milan made an attempt to sign him in the summer, a report claims.

In his newsletter for CaughtOffside, Fabrizio Romano starts by talking about how Saliba can become ‘one of the best defenders in the world’ in the next few years after a fantastic campaign on loan with Marseille in 2021-22 during which he ‘was their best player’ and helped them into the Champions League.

Arsenal paid €30m for him when he was 19 years old knowing he would need time to be ready for Premier League level, but now his value is already at €60-70m or even €80m, not that the Gunners would consider selling.

Marseille tried to keep him beyond the summer and with his agent, but for Arsenal there was no chance of a discussion. In addition, Milan ‘looked at Saliba as an alternative to Sven Botman’ who ended up joining Newcastle United.

However, Paolo Maldini did not get very far in talks as he very quickly found out that Saliba was and is ‘untouchable to Arsenal’.

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