Arsenal confirm that Saliba will be out for extended period with back injury

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/saliba-william/EgIM3sB7/"]Saliba[/a] ‌was hampered by the injury ‌throughout the tournament in the United States, limiting his ‌training, before he was ⁠substituted after ‌30 minutes of France's semi-final defeat ​by Spain and missed the third-place playoff ​loss to England.[/p][p][b]"Subsequent specialist reviews on William's return to London ⁠this ​week have confirmed that he has suffered a back injury which will require a period ‌of rehabilitation,"[/b] [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/arsenal/hA1Zm19f/"]Arsenal[/a] said in a statement.[/p][p][b]"Extensive assessments have concluded that surgery is not recommended, but William should now commence a managed recovery programme.[/b][/p][p][b]"Everyone is fully focused on supporting William to ensure ‌he is back to ​full fitness as soon as ‌possible."[/b][/p][p]Arsenal begin the defence of their Premier League title at home against promoted Coventry City on August 21.[/p][embed guid="4eeba55a-5d2a-4fbf-80f9-9ab07ba0bd48" url="https://x.com/Arsenal/status/2080020198682513776" social-type="twitter" /]