WILLIAM SALIBA’S next game will be in an Arsenal shirt after the French season was called off amid the coronavirus pandemic.
The centre-back signed for the Gunners last summer from Saint-Etienne before returning for a year-long loan.
But his time back in France has been cut short after the French FA officially crowned PSG champions with football banned until at least September.
Football.london reporter James Benge revealed that Saliba is registered with Saint-Etienne until June 30, but then free to return by July 1.
And with the French season over and the Premier League targeting a return by June or July, Saliba faces a spell watching on TV or from the sidelines.
Fifa’s legal director Emilio Garcia Silvero has revealed chiefs will simply refuse to ratify any attempts to register with another club until the 2019-20 season has been either completed or officially closed.
Garcia Silvero said: “Fifa cannot extend the contracts beyond June 30 but the transfer windows will not be the same and the players will not be able to be registered.
“It means the market will not open on July 1.
“And if a loan ends on June 30, the player should return to his club but the window would not be open and the return transfer would not be processed.”
Top-flight clubs will hold further talks on how the season can be restarted amid the coronavirus pandemic at their next shareholders’ meeting on Friday.
Part of the “Project Restart” discussions will centre around the use of approved venues, which may mean teams playing on neutral grounds.
Meaning Liverpool – who are 25 points clear at the top – could be denied the chance to lift their first Premier League title at Anfield.
