St Etienne hero Loic Perrin says Olympique Marseille should seek to sign permanently Arsenal defender William Saliba.

Saliba, formerly of ASSE, joined Marseille on a straight loan this season and has quickly impressed.

Perrin said: "I don't understand how they couldn't try it at least once.

"When you observe him since his beginnings in Saint-Etienne… He is phlegmatic, cold, lucid. In one-on-one games, he has extraordinary support and always comes out on top. Besides, he's a great kid in a band.

"In Nice, after long months without playing, he was good immediately while Nice was in a bad patch. And in Marseille, in a crazy atmosphere, the same thing.

"He could be bought from Arsenal."