Over the last few days, rumors have linked Paris Saint-Germain to Arsenal center-backs William Saliba and Gabriel Magalhães. However, one expert says don’t expect the capital club to lure one of those players back to Ligue 1.
TBR Football recently reported that the reigning French champions are fond of Arsenal’s central defensive pairing of Saliba and Magalhães. The source reports that PSG had a representative in the stands during the recent North London Derby.
Additionally, the outlet reports that Arsenal has already started discussions to extend the contract of the former Lille player.
While there’s no immediate rush, since the Brazilian international still has three years remaining on his current deal, the Gunners are keen to put an end to the rumors and fend off PSG as soon as they can.
Football Transfer’s Robin Bairner appeared on the latest PSG Talking podcast and noted why he sees either Saliba or Magalhães for the French capital amid the recent rumors.
“Arsenal is probably a complicated team to sign players from at the moment purely because of the feel-good factor there,” Bairner said. “There’s so much positive momentum behind the team at the moment. Certainly the starting players are all going to be very, very difficult to get.”
