William Saliba reveals his move to Marseille changed the course of his career.

William Saliba (25) reveals that moving to play for the Olympics Marseille in 2021 dramatically changed the course of his career. Not only did it get him back into Mikel Arteta's plans at Arsenal, but it also led to a call-up to the France national team. Saliba revealed to L'Équipe that there might actually be a different path. If he hadn't moved to Marseille The move for the 2021-2022 season comes after loan spells at AS Saint-Étienne and OGC Nice failed to integrate him into Arteta's plans. in the summer before moving to Marseille His career reached a turning point. Saliba revealed that He was told not to report for pre-season at Arsenal. and find opportunities to move teams instead “Arsenal wanted me to go to Newcastle United or Crystal Palace but I didn't want to go,” he said. “I remember that summer. It was between Lille and Marseille. I almost moved to Lille. But there are financial problems.” This financial problem led him to choose Marseille instead. But Saliba admits he was hesitant at first. “Marseille is a big club. But it's scary,” he said. “It's been a pretty crazy season. With the fans going to Commanderie (Marseille's training ground), but with my agent we said: 'Marseille, if you go there and have a good season. It's a team in France and things can change quickly.'” “Jorge Sampaoli really wanted me. I went to Marseille and everything happened very quickly. I played in almost every match. The value of my hair increased again. I started to enjoy football again.” Saliba added: “Until March I played in the first match of the French national team. It's been an unbelievable year. I really love Marseille: the fans, the club, my teammates… Football is like this We built ourselves from the ground up; It's not a problem. If you do everything well You will be at the top again.”