William Saliba
25-Year-Old
Arsenal
Premier
2025 Fantasy Outlook
Saliba is the rock in the Arsenal back line, and led them to another title challenge that came up short in the 2024/25 campaign. He started 35 league matches, being dropped for two different hamstring injuries and then a red card. The center-back is one of the best in the world and is an irreplaceable part of the starting XI. He's a major producer in every defensive category and has helped Arsenal to finish among the top two in clean sheets in each season since he joined. As long as he can stay healthy, Mikel Arteta will be fine pushing Saliba to 38 starts, which is more than you can say about other Arsenal defenders.
Earns clean sheet in return
Saliba generated one tackle (zero won), two clearances and one interception in Tuesday's 3-0 win over Sweden.
ANALYSIS
Saliba completed the full 90 minutes Tuesday after being rested in the group-stage finale versus Norway. Despite his rather limited defensive workload, he recovered five balls and won five of his seven duels throughout the match, helping his squad advance to the next phase, where he'll likely retain a starting role over Maxence Lacroix in the middle of a back four against Paraguay. After three games played, Saliba is averaging 60.0 accurate passes, 3.0 clearances and 1.3 interceptions per contest.
Saliba completed the full 90 minutes Tuesday after being rested in the group-stage finale versus Norway. Despite his rather limited defensive workload, he recovered five balls and won five of his seven duels throughout the match, helping his squad advance to the next phase, where he'll likely retain a starting role over Maxence Lacroix in the middle of a back four against Paraguay. After three games played, Saliba is averaging 60.0 accurate passes, 3.0 clearances and 1.3 interceptions per contest.
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Set to start against Sweden
Saliba (back) returned to full team training and is set to retake his starting role at center-back alongside Dayot Upamecano for Tuesday's round of 32 clash against Sweden, according to Le Parisien.
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Won't face Norway
Saliba won't play against Norway on Friday due to rest, according to Hugo Delom of L'Equipe.
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Three clearances in win
Saliba generated one shot (zero on goal) in Monday's 3-0 win over Iraq.
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Four clearances in opener
Saliba registered four clearancesand one interception in Tuesday's 3-1 win against Senegal.
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Working with team
Saliba resumed regular training sessions Saturday alongside the rest of the French national team prior to the initial World Cup contest versus Senegal, per Fabrice Hawkins.
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Real Madrid scouting him
Real Madrid have sent scouts to analyze Saliba, according to TBR Football.
ANALYSIS
Saliba appears to be the top defensive target for Real Madrid for the summer of 2026, and the club has sent scouts to observe the defender repeatedly over the last few months. Arsenal are willing to do everything in their power to prevent Saliba from leaving, but Real Madrid will do everything they can to get a deal done.
Saliba appears to be the top defensive target for Real Madrid for the summer of 2026, and the club has sent scouts to observe the defender repeatedly over the last few months. Arsenal are willing to do everything in their power to prevent Saliba from leaving, but Real Madrid will do everything they can to get a deal done.