Saliba happy to commit long-term future to Arsenal

VIDEO SHOWS: ARSENAL TRAINING & COMMENTS FROM DEFENDER WILLIAM SALIBA & MANAGER MIKEL ARTETA AHEAD OF HIS SIDE'S CHAMPIONS LEAGUE GROUP PHASE MATCH AT HOME TO OLYMPIACOS RESENDING WITH COMPLETE SCRIPT SHOWS: LONDON COLNEY, ENGLAND, UK (SEPTEMBER 30, 2025) (REUTERS – Access all) 1. ARSENAL MANAGER MIKEL ARTETA & FIRST TEAM COACH GABRIEL HEINZE WALKING OUT FOR TRAINING 2. DEFENDER WILLIAM SALIBA & MIDFIELDER/CAPTAIN MARTIN ODEGAARD WALKING OUT  3. SALIBA TAKING SEAT FOR PRESS CONFERENCE 4. (SOUNDBITE) (English) ARSENAL DEFENDER, WILLIAM SALIBA, ON SIGNING A NEW CONTRACT WITH THE CLUB, SAYING: “Yeah, I’m so happy to sign the new deal with my club. So, yeah, I have to keep going and yeah, keep going like this to help the team to win some trophies.” 5. ARTETA SEEN THROUGH CAMERA LENS 6. (SOUNDBITE) (English) ARSENAL MANAGER, MIKEL ARTETA, ON SALIBA SIGNING A NEW CONTRACT AT THE CLUB, SAYING: “Yeah, it’s big news, very happy. Congratulations to Willie, fully deserves this new contract. His contribution to the club, to the team has been phenomenal the last few years, and very happy to keep the spine of the team with us.” 7. WINGER BUKAYO SAKA WALKING OUT  8. MIDFIELDER MIKEL MERINO WALKING OUT 9. WINGER LEANDRO TROSSARD & STRIKER VIKTOR GYOKERES WALKING OUT  10. PLAYERS, INCLUDING WINGER MAX DOWMAN & MIDFIELDER ETHAN NWANERI WALKING OUT  11. DEFENDER BEN WHITE WALKING OUT  12. PLAYERS WALKING OUT 13. (SOUNDBITE) (English) ARSENAL MANAGER, MIKEL ARTETA, ON THE ENERGY THEIR LAST-MINUTE PREMIER LEAGUE WIN AWAY TO NEWCASTLE DID FOR THEM & MOVING ON FROM THAT, SAYING: “Well, great energy, obviously, the moment you go in the dressing room everybody’s celebrating, especially because the manner and the way it happened, but yeah, you have to move on immediately, and you know that we have a very tough match tomorrow against Olympiacos, and ready for it.” 14. ARTETA LISTENING TO QUESTION  15. (SOUNDBITE) (English) ARSENAL MANAGER, MIKEL ARTETA, ON THEIR MATCH AGAINST OLYMPIACOS, SAYING: “Well, we have the same ambition, which is go game by game, and try to be better than the opponent, which is very difficult in this competition, and win as many games as we can, and tomorrow we’re going to have a really difficult one. We know how important the home form is going to be to reach in this phase where we want to arrive, and tomorrow we have the opportunity to start well (at home).” 16. SALIBA RUNNING THROUGH TUNNEL FORMED BY PLAYERS 17. SAKA WARMING UP AMONGST PLAYERS 18. ARTETA AMONG PLAYERS  19. PLAYERS’ LEGS & BOOTS DURING WARMING UP 20. EBERECHI EZE AMONG PLAYERS 21. MIDFIELDER DECLAN RICE WALKING / WHITE PASSING BALL  22. VARIOUS OF ODEGAARD DURING RONDO DRILL  23. EZE CHASING BALL DURING RONDO DRILL  24. WINGER GABRIEL MARTINELLI CHASING BALL DURING RONDO DRILL 25. RONDO DRILL STORY: Centre back William Saliba has committed his future to Arsenal by signing a new long-term contract, the Premier League club said on Tuesday (September 30), following media reports that Real Madrid had shown interest in the Frenchman. Saliba has formed a formidable partnership with Brazilian Gabriel Magalhaes at the heart of the Arsenal defence, making 140 appearances in all competitions since his 2019 move from French club St Etienne. The 24-year-old France international's new contract will run until 2030, British media reported. Arsenal have finished runners-up in the last three Premier League seasons, with their league title drought now stretching to 21 years. They recruited heavily in the close season, signing Sweden striker Viktor Gyokeres, England forwards Noni Madueke and Eberechi Eze, and Spanish defender Cristhian Mosquera, and face Greek outfit Olympiacos in the Champions League on Wednesday. (Production: Stefan Haskins)

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