I Extended My Arsenal Contract To Win Trophies – Saliba

Arsenal defender William Saliba has explained his decision to sign a new contract at the club. He recently had his say while speaking to the press, and fans have been reacting.

According to him, his decision wasn’t about the money and fame; instead, it was about continuing to be a part of the amazing football culture that Arteta has built at the Emirates Stadium.

Saliba added that deciding to settle at Arsenal in the long term was a no-brainer because the club is his home.

His words, “I wanted to continue at Arsenal because I feel at home there […] I wanted to settle there in the long term.

I’m lacking trophies but they will come quickly because we have a good manager and a good squad.

Trent left for Madrid. He won some titles with Liverpool. Me, I didn’t win anything here except… only the Community Shield, so yeah. I’ve done nothing for this club to think about leaving. I want to stay here and win a lot of trophies. I love this club. I cannot leave this club without giving them something back. I‘ve won nothing. So, yeah, my first choice was to stay here and win everything first.

Arteta was straight to me. The first week he told me that for him I was not ready to play. He told me this. I was training and I was playing with the Under 21s.

At the end of December, he told me that it was better for me to go on loan rather than stay here and not play. I was angry because I needed to play.

He sent me on loan and I was in touch with (then sporting director) Edu when he was here.

He was talking with my agent. After the first loan, he said we needed one more loan.

I didn’t give up and now I’m here in front of you playing for Arsenal. I didn’t give up and now I’m here in front of you playing for Arsenal.”

WOW.

Arsenal Football Club is an English professional football club based in Holloway, North London. Arsenal compete in the Premier League, the top flight of English football.

The club has won 13 league titles (including one unbeaten title), a record 14 FA Cups, two League Cups, 17 FA Community Shields, the Football League Centenary Trophy, one European Cup Winners’ Cup and one Inter-Cities Fairs Cup. In terms of trophies won, it is the third-most successful club in English football.

After conducting an overhaul in the club’s operating model to coincide with Wenger’s departure, Spaniard Unai Emery was named as the club’s new head coach on 23 May 2018. He became the club’s first ever ‘head coach’ and second manager from outside the United Kingdom.

In Emery’s first season, Arsenal finished fifth in the Premier League and as runner-up in the Europa League. On 29 November 2019, Emery was dismissed as manager and former player and assistant first team coach Freddie Ljungberg was appointed as interim head coach. On 20 December 2019, Arsenal appointed former club captain Mikel Arteta as the new head coach. Arsenal finished the league season in eighth, their lowest finish since 1994–95, but beat Chelsea 2–1 to earn a record-extending 14th FA Cup win. After the season. Arteta’s title was changed from head coach to manager.