RMC Sport claims that Spurs submitted an offer worth €30 million plus bonuses for the 18-year-old on Friday morning.
The bid meets the Ligue 1 side’s demands for the centre-back, who had appeared to be on the verge of sealing a deal with the Gunners.
Negotiations between Arsenal, Saint Etienne and Saliba were in their very final stages - much of it already in the hands of lawyers to agree wording of contracts etc - but Tottenham have reignited their interest and are now pushing hard to get the deal completed #AFC#THFC#ASSEhttps://t.co/8uihItY3eS— David Ornstein (@bbcsport_david) July 12, 2019
The news comes as a further blow to Unai Emery, who yesterday was forced to contend with the news that skipper Laurent Koscielny had refused to travel with Arsenal's squad on their pre-season trip to the USA.
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