William Saliba latest: Saint-Etienne consider options as Arsenal match Tottenham’s offer

The centre-back appeared set for a move to the Emirates Stadium until Spurs made a late push to hijack the deal last week. RMC Sport reports that the Gunners have matched their rivals’ bid in the last few hours, leaving the Ligue 1 side with much to consider. Spurs met Saint-Etienne officials on Saturday to try to complete a move, with the Premier League side’s proposal trumping Arsenal’s initial offer. However, now that Unai Emery’s side have tabled the same bid, the French side will take some time to weigh up Saliba’s priorities and whether they can push the price up even more. Saint-Etienne are in no hurry to finalise a deal and are aware that one of the north London rivals could come in with an improved offer in an effort to speed up the transfer. Now read… RANKED! The 14 best football kits of the 2019/20 season ANALYSIS What’s going on with Toby Alderweireld at Tottenham? A situation that suits nobody… Topics Arsenal, Tottenham Hotspur, Saint Etienne, Transfer news, Premier League, Ligue 1 Tottenham make stunning €30 million bid to hijack Arsenal’s William Saliba deal Only ‘details to settle’ as Arsenal finalise €30m deal ahead of Spurs – report Arsenal making progress in efforts to sign Saint Etienne defender – report Arsenal on brink of first summer signing after agreeing terms with Saint Etienne defender Everton sign Fabian Delph from Manchester City Wigan sign Antonee Robinson on three-year deal Tommy Wright urges St Johnstone to cut out errors Goalkeeper Travers extends Cherries stay Why Roma are confident of bringing price down for Tottenham’s Toby Alderweireld Ranked! The 14 best football kits of the 2019/20 season Fire sale underway as Real Madrid look to sell these EIGHT players in one month Quiz! How many of Barcelona’s 50 biggest transfers can you name? Bold claims suggest Brazil winger to undergo Arsenal medical this week Monday’s big transfer rumours: Jurgen Klopp identifies position to strengthen at Liverpool