“He’s just an overhyped player, nothing really special about him, i don’t rate him much”- Chelsea great Didier Drogba says the 22-year-old Arsenal star is nothing remarkable.

Didier Drogba, a Chelsea icon, has made some surprising comments regarding Arsenal defender William Saliba.

Saliba is regarded as one of Arsenal’s most important players these days, and he has delivered outstanding performances since the beginning of last season.

However, Drogba isn’t convinced.

The former Ivorian international was speaking to ‘Get French Football News’ in an exclusive interview and said that Saliba wasn’t above average.

He said: “Then there is the one at Arsenal too [Saliba] – he hasn’t yet had the game time to adapt to that necessary association.

Drogba believed Saliba was playing at a good level but was nothing unique for Arsenal.

“As a result, before absorbing the international level, he must acclimate to those associations.”

“As things stand I don’t know how to associate him with [Ibrahima] Konate or with [Dayot] Upamecano so that he can excel and develop all the talent that he has in him.”

Desailly thinks Saliba still needs to improve at Arsenal to be ready for France

Of course, to give these comments some context, it should be remembered that Saliba hasn’t been quite as imperious for his country as he has for his club.

The defender is now rated one of Arsenal’s greatest, with Bukayo Saka, Martin Odegaard, and Declan Rice.

And, while Desailly is skeptical about Saliba, Arsenal does not share his concerns.

Kai Havertz is one player who continues to receive criticism.

Despite Arsenal’s overall bad performance last night, Havertz has once again received a lot of criticism.