兵器庫's £27m defender William Saliba を受けるs 外科 on adductor 傷害 and is 始める，決める to 行方不明になる six weeks of French season at Saint-Etienne

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兵器庫's £27million summer 調印 William Saliba will 行方不明になる the next six weeks of the season after を受けるing 外科.??

The central defender, who will spend the 2019-20 （選挙などの）運動をする 支援する on 貸付金 at Saint Etienne, had an 操作／手術 on an adductor muscle 傷害 earlier this week.?

The 18-year-old Frenchman has been struggling with the problem since the end of last season.

William Saliba will be out for six weeks after を受けるing an 操作／手術 on an adductor 傷害

Saliba was able to play in one pre-season friendly against Newcastle earlier this month but 行方不明になるd the Ligue 1 curtain-raiser last 週末 at Dijon.

St-Etienne coach Ghislain Printant said: 'Saliba had an 操作／手術 earlier this week. We will take our time with his return.'

After putting pen to paper on a five-year を取り引きする the Gunners last month, Saliba said: '井戸／弁護士席, first of all, it's a 大規模な 楽しみ to 調印する for a really, really big English club.

'This is the biggest club in England for me, so it was an 平易な 決定／判定勝ち（する）. I didn't think twice about 調印 here, so I'm really happy.'

The Frenchman (left) played one pre-season friendly for Saint Etienne at Newcastle

The 18-year-old centre-支援する 調印するd a five-year を取り引きする the Gunners in July

兵器庫 直面するd late 競争 from north London 競争相手s Tottenham for Saliba's 署名 but the Frenchman 結局 選ぶd for the Gunners.

When asked about why he 手配中の，お尋ね者 to join 兵器庫, he replied: '井戸／弁護士席, the history, the badge... since I was little, I've been watching 兵器庫 play in the 支持する／優勝者s League and so on, and there are a lot of French players who have come through here. So that really helped me to make my mind up.

経営者／支配人 Unai Emery 追加するd: 'We're delighted William is joining us. Many teams 手配中の，お尋ね者 him but he decided he 手配中の，お尋ね者 to come to us and be part of our 未来.

'He will stay in フラン next season for more experience and then we look 今後 to him joining our group.