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Report: Arsenal to sell all loanees barring Saliba, Balogun and Mari

Jordan Harris

Thu 3 February 2022 8:51, UK

Arsenal are planning to try and cash in on all of the first-team loanees upon their returns to the club this summer, apart from William Saliba, Pablo Mari and Folarin Balogun, .

Arsenal had an extremely busy January transfer window. However, no marquee signings came in. Instead, the club loaned out a raft of fringe and young players. In fact, the number of deals sanctioned reached double figures.

Of course, there are high hopes for some of those who are currently playing elsewhere. And there is likely to be an expectation for some that they have already made their final appearance for the club.

Interestingly, who Arsenal would like to keep, and who they plan to try and sell in the summer.

The report claims that Saliba, Mari and Balogun are expected to come into the fold next season. Meanwhile, The Sun adds that the likes of Héctor Bellerín, Ainsley Maitland-Niles and Reiss Nelson are amongst those Arsenal are willing to cash in on.

Saliba plans will come as relief to many Arsenal fans

It is little surprise to see Balogun is set to be in the fold next season. There are high hopes for the striker’s future at the Emirates.

But it may come as a shock that Mari could be involved upon his return. He barely featured for the Gunners during the first-half of the campaign. And he is not a player that is likely to improve further.

The news on Saliba will be the most pleasing for supporters. The centre-back is a fan favourite without appearing for the club. And he has largely been excellent in Ligue 1.

Frank Leboeuf previously labelled the centre-back a ‘future great‘. And it was reported on Wednesday that the likes of Real Madrid, Inter and AC Milan all wanted the defender.

Perhaps Saliba will indeed get the chance to be a success at Arsenal after all.