Arsenal signing William Saliba has bid farewell to Saint-Etienne.

The Gunners signed the centre-back last summer but loaned him back to Saint-Etienne for the season.

Saliba had hoped to feature against Paris Saint-Germain in the Coupe de France final next Friday, but Saint-Etienne couldn't come to an agreement with Arsenal.

He wrote on Instagram: "It is time for me to say goodbye to you with great emotion and sadness, and above all to thank you, the Greens, for all these wonderful years that I spent from my arrival at the training centre to the professional world.

"I want to thank all the coaches that I have had, who have made me progress and grow as a player and as a man. I would also like to thank all the club staff who work for our well-being on a daily basis.

"And of course I thank from the bottom of my heart all the wonderful supporters who have always believed in me.

"Finally, I would like to thank all my teammates with whom I was able to learn and share wonderful moments. I'm going to miss this beautiful cauldron that I'm not about to forget. Saint-Etienne is my city and I will always have a Green Heart."