WILLIAM SALIBA refused to think about leaving Arsenal – because he has yet to win a major trophy with the club.
The highly-rated French defender has signed a new five-year deal to stay at the Emirates despite interest from the likes of Real Madrid.
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While Trent Alexander-Arnold left champions Liverpool to join Spanish giants Real in the summer, Saliba, 24, said: “But he won some titles with Liverpool. Me? I didn’t win anything here except..What’s the cup we won? The Community Shield.
“So yes, only Community Shield. I’ve done nothing for this club to think about leaving.
“I cannot leave this club without giving them something back. My first choice was to stay here and win everything first.
“We’re always close. But if we don’t win, it’s because we miss something. Every year we’re getting better.
“We have had a lot of experiences from the last three seasons. We know that we’re always close.
“So we have to stop talking and prove on the pitch that we have to win. Every time at the end of the season you finish second, you’re a bit angry. You want to go on holiday and celebrate with your friends the trophies you won with your club.”
Saliba has signed a new deal of about £250,000-a-week with Martin Odegaard and Ben White having already extended their deals to 2028.
This summer, Gabriel, 27, signed up until 2029 while Myles Lewis-Skelly and Ethan Nwaneri are now contracted to 2030.
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And Bukayo Saka, 24, is currently in talks with his £300k-a-week contract running out in two years’ time.
Saliba added: “I’m so happy to sign the new deal with my club.
“I have to keep going like this to help the team to win some trophies.
“We have a good squad, good staff, a good coach, so, yeah, we are close to achieving things.”
