made an approach for William Saliba before he signed his new contract with Arsenal, according to reports in .
Saliba had just a year remaining on his contract with Arsenal and the runners-up were growing concerned that he would not commit to a new deal.
However, the Gunners finally reached a breakthrough in negotiations .
According to , Manchester United were in the running for Saliba and had enquired about the defender’s situation before he reached a new agreement with Arsenal.
The report also claims that Bayern Munich were interested in a move for Saliba if his contract negotiations with Arsenal failed.
Saliba was signed in a £27 million deal from Saint-Etienne in 2019 but did not make a first-team appearance before his loans spells at Nice and Marseille.
After impressing in pre-season last summer, Saliba was handed his first-team chance by Mikel Arteta and the 22-year-old was one of Arsenal’s standout performers this season.
However, his campaign was cut short in March due to a back injury and the French defender was unavailable for Arsenal’s Premier League title run-in with Manchester City.
Arsenal remain hopeful that Saliba will be back to full fitness for the start of their pre-season preparations.
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