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Saliba to miss Arsenal preseason as he makes France Olympics squad

Arsenal defender William Saliba has been named in France's squad for this summer's Olympic Games in Tokyo.

The young stopper, who signed for £27m in 2019 but then went straight out on loan, will now miss out on pre-season with the north London side.

The gold medal match takes place on August 7 in Yokohama, just six days before Mikel Arteta's side get their Premier League campaign underway against Brentford.

Eduardo Camavinga is also named in the squad, the 18-year-old midfielder himself linked with a potential move to Arsenal this summer.

However, PSG striker Kylian Mbappe is out of the squad bound for Tokyo.

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