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Three UCL giants eyeing 'world-class' Arsenal star as £128m asking price set - report

After a strong 2025/2026 season, some of Arsenal's key stars are attracting interest from some of the biggest clubs around the world.

Attracting players away from the Gunners is never going to be easy, however, as there's no doubt Arsenal are one of the best clubs to play for in the world at the moment.

The north London club came close to lifting the Champions League trophy, while also, of course, winning the Premier League last season.

Arsenal will likely want to bring in reinforcements over the coming weeks and months, so as a result, players will have to leave the club.

Leandro Trossard appears to be one player who is being sacrificed, with a deal agreed for him to join Turkish side Besiktas.

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According to a report from Caught Offside, Paris Saint-Germain, Real Madrid, and Barcelona are all showing an interest in signing Arsenal star William Saliba in the summer transfer window.

The Gunners would only be willing to consider entering talks for the French international if an offer arrives at the table in the region of £128m.

In a roundabout way, Arsenal are telling the interested parties that he's not for sale, as it's hard to imagine a club being willing to pay that much for Saliba.

Although the French defender is undoubtedly one of the best in the world in his position, it's a lot of money for a club to pay for a centre-back.

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Arsenal shouldn't sell Saliba at any price

William Saliba at the 2026 World CupREUTERS/Pilar Olivares

Although £128m is almost telling clubs that Saliba isn't for sale, Arsenal shouldn't be considering offloading him for any price in the summer transfer window.

The 'world-class' defender has been imperative to Arsenal's success over the last few years, so it makes little sense to offload him this summer.

Arsenal would struggle to replace Saliba with a defender capable of replicating what he's produced for the Gunners, even with a £128m budget.

Mikel Arteta's side need to be doing everything they can to keep Saliba at the Emirates Stadium, and hopefully for their sake, he isn't tempted by a move to PSG, Barcelona, or Real Madrid.

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