Arsenal is exerting every effort to get a new contract for winger Bukayo Saka at the Emirates Stadium.
According to transfer expert Dean Jones of GiveMeSport, Arsenal is “doing everything they can” to sign winger Bukayo Saka to a new deal at the Emirates Stadium.
The Arsenal star has less than 18 months left on his current contract with Mikel Arteta.
Bukayo Saka’s contract announcement with Arsenal
Saka has always intended to remain at Arsenal for the foreseeable future since the player “loves” the team, project, and coach, according to trade guru Fabrizio Romano.
According to the same journalist, a fresh agreement between the two sides was reached a week ago and will be signed and finalized once the specifics of the last few paperwork are worked out.
As previously stated by Jones to GiveMeSport, Arsenal feels confident in retaining Saka at the Emirates Stadium, but the “vultures will be circling” if there is any indication of unhappiness or a dispute at the north London team.
And now that the Premier League giants are making every effort to extend the winger’s current contract, the writer thinks we can start comparing the 21-year-old, who is valued at £96 million by CIES, to some of the best players the club has had throughout the years.
What has Jones stated on Saka and Arsenal?
“I believe you could start to place him into a category with some of those great players that Arsenal have had,” Jones said to GiveMeSport.
They are making every effort to secure a player like him because that is precisely why they need to do so.
What kind of season has Saka had?
Saka, who Adam Crafton of The Athletic previously described as “world-class,” has been in outstanding form for Arsenal this year and is a major factor in the Gunners’ current top-of-the-table position in the Premier League.
The 24-cap England international has played in 24 Premier League games for Arteta’s team this season, scoring nine goals and setting up eight more, demonstrating his consistency as a goal scorer for the north London club.
The player who makes £70,000 per week has an average WhoScored rating of 7.43 for his top-flight performances this season, placing him second among squad members who have played more than 1,000 minutes of action, underscoring his significance to this Arsenal team.
According to FBref, the 5-foot-10 star ranks in the top 6% of attacking midfielders/wingers across Europe’s top five leagues, as well as the Champions League and Europa League, for progressive passes received (13.00), the top 10% for touches in the opponent’s penalty area (6.19), and the top 14% for progressive carries per 90 minutes (4.41) over the past 365 days.
Consequently, it seems sense that Arsenal would want to guarantee Saka’s long-term future at the Emirates Stadium. Yet, it appears that a solution will be found soon.
