Arsenal and England winger Bokaio Saka has signed a new four-year deal with the Gunners; The 21-year-old became the first Premier League player to score two goals and provide an assist this season. Saka’s new Arsenal contract runs until 2027
14:46, UK, Tuesday 23 May 2023
Bokaio Saka has signed a new long-term contract with Arsenal.
Sky Sports News The winger’s new deal is understood to be a four-year deal until the summer of 2027.
Saka’s previous contract was due to expire at the end of next season, with the new deal a major boost for Arsenal and manager Mikel Arteta.
The 21-year-old has been one of Arsenal’s best performers over the past two seasons, while establishing himself as a key player for Gareth Southgate’s England side ahead of the European Championships in 2021.
Saka has scored 14 goals and registered 11 assists in all competitions for Arsenal this season, while he was also the club’s top scorer with 11 last time out.
Arsenal winger Bocayo Saka has signed a new long-term deal with Mikel Arteta’s Gunners until 2027, with the Spanish manager describing the 21-year-old as a teenager.
Saka’s outstanding season for Arsenal also saw him nominated for the Premier League Player of the Season and Young Player of the Season awards, while Saka also helped Aaron Ramsdale and Gabriel Martinelli commit to their futures at the North London club. join together.
“I’m really happy,” Saka told Arsenal’s official website. “It’s been a lot of talk and it’s been a while, but I’m here now. I think it’s the right club, the right place to take the next step. It’s a beautiful club – look where we are.
“For me, it’s about achieving my personal ambitions; how much I push myself and demand of myself every game, week in, week out. Then I have all the right people around me in terms of family, And when I come to training, the ground, my teammates, the coaching staff.
“I think I have everything I need to be a great player, and that’s why I’m happy to stay here and be here for the future, because I really believe we can achieve great things. Let’s do it.”
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Especially speaking Sky Sports News As Saka’s new contract was announced, Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta paid tribute to the winger’s caring personality – and how he represents the club in “the best possible way”.
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“First of all, congratulations to him and thanks to everyone at the club who tried to make this deal happen. His family, his agent, everyone put a lot of work and time into it,” Artata said.
“He represents this club in the best possible way and he deserves this contract with his contribution to the team, to the club and to him. Now we have to move again.
“He’s a very special person. He’s really likeable, really humble and loves everyone here. The way he talks to people, he really takes the time to understand how people feel and what they need. .
“It’s not what he does because of his role, he’s genuine. That’s his biggest trait is that he cares about people.”
Arteta says he hopes more of the Gunners’ top young stars will join Saka in committing to the club.
“We are expecting a few,” Arteta added when asked about further contract renewals.
Arsenal’s Bokaio Saka has been named Young Player of the Year at the London Football Awards.
“We’ve gone through the season and we’ve locked down an important part of the team and that’s what we wanted to do. It never stops, they continue to grow and develop.”
Analysis: Saka makes big news deal for Arsenal – but winger needs competition
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Gone are the days when Arsenal would sell their best players.
Saka’s new deal – along with Aaron Ramsdale and Gabriel Martinelli committing their futures to the club – represents strikers learning from an era when Manchester City and Barcelona poached their best talent.
Despite the disappointment of losing the Premier League title to City, Arsenal’s campaign has shown that the red half of London is the best place to develop young players like Saka. With Martin Odegaard and Willem Saliba on the agenda for a new contract, Arsenal have some of the Premier League’s brightest lights and are shaping up to be them for the long haul.
But Arsenal’s next task regarding Saka is to give him more competition. Arteta’s next best option on the right is Reyes Nelson, who has only been used for two hours of league football since mid-November.
Arsenal’s right-back reliance on Saka has seen him start every Premier League game for Arsenal bar two in the last two seasons – and that has led to some weariness in the last two runs.
Saka failed to register a goal or assist in the last 10 games of last season, while he has failed to contribute a goal in seven of his last eight league games this term.
The rainy run includes the aforementioned penalty against West Ham last month, which Arteta admitted in the past few days was one of the moments where the title race escaped Arsenal.
Now that Arteta and Arsenal have locked down one of their key men, the next step is to give him some competition and more rest and rotation time.