{"id":291736,"date":"2023-10-09T08:26:33","date_gmt":"2023-10-09T08:26:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/?p=291736"},"modified":"2023-10-09T08:26:33","modified_gmt":"2023-10-09T08:26:33","slug":"arsenal-star-withdraws-from-france-squad-due-to-a-chronic-toe-injury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/soccer\/arsenal-star-withdraws-from-france-squad-due-to-a-chronic-toe-injury\/","title":{"rendered":"Arsenal star withdraws from France squad due to a &apos;chronic toe injury&apos;"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Arsenal defender William Saliba withdraws from the France squad due to a &#8216;chronic toe injury&#8217; despite playing a starring role in the Gunners&#8217; 1-0 win over Man City<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Saliba suffered a toe injury that will keep him out of Didier Deschamps&#8217; squad\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><span>The 22-year-old kept Erling Haaland quiet in the Gunners&#8217; win at the Emirates<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>Listen to the latest episode of Mail Sport&#8217;s podcast &#8216;It&#8217;s All Kicking Off!&#8217;<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Arsenal defender William Saliba has pulled out of the France squad due to a toe injury.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The 22-year-old was one of the Gunners&#8217; best performers on Sunday night as the north London club beat Man City 1-0 at the Emirates to move joint top of the Premier League.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Saliba played the full 90 minutes but was withdrawn from\u00a0Didier Deschamps&#8217; France roster shortly after full-time\u00a0ahead of the European qualifier against Netherlands and friendly with Scotland.<\/p>\n<p>The French Football Federation described the former Marseille player&#8217;s issue as a &#8216;chronic injury&#8217; in a statement and announced\u00a0Nice star Jean-Clair Todibo will take his place in the squad.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u2018William Saliba is not able to participate in the gathering of the French team,\u2019 the statement said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/09\/08\/76327101-12609625-image-m-2_1696837053595.jpg\" height=\"644\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>William Saliba has been forced to pull out of the France squad with a chronic toe injury<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/09\/08\/76327105-12609625-image-m-4_1696837064844.jpg\" height=\"584\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Didier Deschamps has replaced Saliba with Nice defender\u00a0Jean-Clair Todibo for the games<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/09\/08\/76327157-12609625-image-a-5_1696837080883.jpg\" height=\"456\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Saliba restricted Erling Haaland (left) to just 23 passes and not a single shot at the Emirates<\/p>\n<p>\u2018The Arsenal defender suffers from pain in his right big toe. He will remain available to his club to treat this chronic injury.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018After speaking with Dr. Franck Le Gall, the French team doctor, Didier Deschamps noted William Saliba\u2019s withdrawal and decided to replace him with Jean-Clair Todibo.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018The latter is expected at Clairefontaine on Monday at noon, like all the selected players.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Alongside team-mate Gabriel Magalhaes, Saliba kept Erling Haaland quiet and starred as Mikel Arteta&#8217;s side claimed their league win against City since 2015.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Saliba joins Bukayo Saka in missing the upcoming international schedule as the English winger is set to pull out of Gareth Southgate&#8217;s squad after failing to recover from an injury he suffered\u00a0in the first-half of the Champions League clash against Lens on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018He hasn\u2019t had a single training session so he will be out.&#8217; Arteta said\u00a0post-match. &#8216;He\u2019s not available to play football at the moment.\u2019<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube, Apple Music and Spotify.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/08\/02\/636x90_facebook_ad_sport.png\" width=\"636\" height=\"90\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12609625\/Arsenal-defender-William-Saliba-withdraws-France-squad-chronic-toe-injury-despite-playing-starring-role-Gunners-1-0-win-Man-City.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Arsenal defender William Saliba withdraws from the France squad due to a &#8216;chronic toe injury&#8217; 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