Arsenal ‘WILL ANNOUNCE Bukayo Saka’s new five-year contract in coming weeks’ in massive boost to Mikel Arteta’s Gunners, with England star ‘agreeing contract in February’
- Arsenal ‘will announce Bukayo Saka’s new contract in the coming weeks’
- The deal ‘will run until 2028’ and ‘was fully finalized and agreed in February’
- Mail Sport have reported he could earn nearly £15m in a new deal
Arsenal are reportedly preparing to announce a new contract for Bukayo Saka ‘in the coming weeks’.
A graduate of Arsenal’s youth academy, the 21-year-old has risen through the ranks to become an integral part of the Gunner’s side this season, starting in 35 of their 36 Premier League appearances while returning an impressive 13 goals and 11 assists. .
And it looks like the club are set to reward him for his brilliant form, with fabrice romano reporting that the London side will ‘announce a new deal for the young winger in the coming weeks’, which has been ‘all done and agreed upon since February’.
The journalist also claims that “the documents are ready” and that his new contract “will be valid until 2028”.
Mail Sport also revealed in March that his new deal could see him earn almost £15million a season, becoming the club’s highest paid player at £300,000 a week.
Since joining the club, Saka has been widely regarded as one of the most promising young English stars of his generation. Martinelli and Martin Odegaard.
But it has been a frustrating few days for the Gunners, who suffered a devastating blow to their title hopes last weekend, succumbing to a 3-0 loss to Brighton.
After the game, Odegaard admitted he “felt like the title was gone”, although it was still mathematically possible to overtake Manchester City at the top of the table, with games against Wolves and Nottingham Forest still at hand. come.
And although it has been a disappointing end to the season, Arsenal have played fantastic football this year, with Saka’s individual performances a highlight.
The striker has been applauded by many in the league for his skill in front of goal, with Kolo Toure even claiming that “he would join the Arsenal Invincibles squad”.
While he has failed to find the back of the net in his last four games, Saka has scored some fantastic goals this season.
One of the most notable of these perhaps came in Arsenal’s 3-2 win over Man United at the Emirates, where Saka buried a long-range left-footed strike, to level the shot just as well. impressive from Marcus Rashford.
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