William Saliba sends PSG strong warning ahead of Champions League final - 'I want more'

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William Saliba says Arsenal are still “not full” even after winning their first title in 22 years. Arsenal face Paris Saint Germain in the Champions League final in Budapest on May 30 as they look to complete an unprecedented Double.

The Gunners are aiming for the first European Cup in the club’s history and Saliba says winning the title will give them even more confidence they can win both. Arsenal defender Saliba said: “It would mean a lot. Now we have started with the Premier League , it is my first one, so I am happy. But I am not full. I want more. And there is a big chance next week in the Champions League, so we have to give everything.”

Saliba believes finally winning the title after three years of finishing second will give them greater belief they can win the European Cup. PSG will arguably start the final as favourites because Luis Enrique ’s men are holders but Saliba was talking like a man with a new confidence after winning the title.

Saliba said: “Yeah, of course, it changes something. Because when you win the Premier League, when you win your championship, you have more confidence before you approach this final. So, yeah, we're positive.

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“Now we are champions. Last season we finished second but even when we finished second, we had the good mentality the season after to keep going and it finally paid off. We didn’t give up, we deserve that title, and we will come back again next season to try and win as well.

“When you win a trophy it is positive. We can see everyone is in a good mood, the staff, the players. It is better that you win the league before the Champions League final so now everyone is happy.

“We have one more game in the Premier League but whatever happens we are champions and then we have one week to prepare for Paris.

“I knew it would be hard to win the Premier League but of course for three years we finished second, and it was hard because those first two years we deserved to win the Premier League.

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“Every game in the Premier League is so hard, even if you play the bottom team. Finally we won the league and we have to go again next season.”

Arsenal have the meanest defence in the Premier League - just 26 goals conceded in 37 games - and keeper David Raya has won a third consecutive Golden Glove for the most clean sheets. But they will face an awesome PSG attack led by Ousmane Dembele and winger Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and Saliba says that is a challenge they will relish: the best defence against the best attack.

Saliba said: “We have the best defence this season. And when you are the best, you want to play the best so we are so happy to have attackers like this to play against us next Saturday and I hope we will win that battle.

“It is normal that they (PSG) are the favourites because they won the Champions League last season, and now they are in the final again. We have to fight and if we want to change that, we need to win.”

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Saliba admits his early days at Arsenal were tough as he was loaned out after first being signed and now he is a Premier League title winner and also dreaming of the World Cup. He added: “We started the season well, but you know the Premier League is long. I started to feel we could do it in March. After the game against Everton , it was clear to me that we would win the league.

“When we came back from the national team it was a bit hard. But we kept going, we believed in ourselves, even after the loss against City. And now we are champions.

“It has been a long journey, up and down, but now I am so happy. I was not always happy when I was on loan and not playing but it is part of the process.

“I kept working hard and I believed I could make it, and for four years I have started for Arsenal and I finished the season with a Premier League, and we have something even bigger next week.

“We have a World Cup coming up. First, we have a final with Arsenal, but we have a World Cup coming up. It's a good time to show myself and bring everything I have.”