Bukayo Saki's new contract with Arsenal runs until 2027. Photo: Getty Images/Stuart MacFarlane. on the future after signing a lucrative new contract that could end up worth around £60m.
The Arsenal winger has signed a contract that will last until 2027 and is expected to cost around £200,000 a week, but could rise to around £290,000 a week if there are various bonuses . who met.
The contract is a reward for Saki's amazing performance over the past few seasons and will be seen as another statement of Arsenal's intent as they look to challenge for the Premier League title again next season.
The 21-year-old academy graduate has been arguably Arsenal's most important player this season, playing in all 37 league matches and scoring 14 goals in all competitions.
Saki's previous deal was due to expire next summer, but the England international said he had no doubts that Emirates Stadium remains the best place to develop him.
“This is the right club, the right place to take the next step,” said Saka. “For me, it’s about achieving my personal ambition — how much I push myself and push myself every game, week after week.
“I think I have everything I need to become a better player. I can, and that's why I'm happy to stay here and be here in the future, because I really believe that we can achieve great things.
“I have seen a lot of changes. I have seen this team and club grow and everyone around us can be happy that we are moving in the right direction.
“Time is on our side. You can look at our team and many of the players are young. We're hungry and a lot of us haven't won any trophies at Arsenal so we want to do better.»
Saki's contract extension came after new deals were agreed with Gabriel Magalhain, Gabriel Martinelli and Aaron . Ramsdale at the start of this season as Arsenal look to build the young core of Mikel Arteta's team and keep their most promising talents alive.
Club bosses continue to negotiate a contract with William Saliba, their French centre-back, and are also expected to discuss a new contract with captain Martin Odegaard in the coming weeks.
Responding to Sky Sports about more contract extensions for its players, said Arteta: “We hope for some of them. We went through the season and tied up a very important part of the team and that's what we wanted to do. It never stops, they keep evolving and evolving.”
About Saka, Arteta added: “He represents this club in the best possible way and he deserved this contract with his contribution to the team, the club and the way he feels. Now we have to move again.
“He is a very special person. He is very sweet, very humble and loved by everyone here. The way he talks to people really takes time to understand how people feel and what they need.”
Saki's new contract is also a reflection of his growing international reputation following his impressive performances for England at the World Cup in Qatar last year. The winger has already made 26 appearances for his country, scoring eight goals despite only turning 22 in September.
Saka joined Arsenal at the age of eight and became a mainstay of the team with since breaking into the squad. sides under previous head coach Unai Emery. He has been the club's best player in each of the last two seasons, making him the first player to retain the award since Thierry Henry in 2005.
«Now Bukayo has developed into one of the best young players in the game,» said Arsenal's sporting director Edu. “We look forward to enjoying the next phase of his career with us. We are all very proud of this moment at the club.”
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About a decade ago, after several key players left Arsenal, Arsene Wenger spoke of his frustration at not being able to develop his team's potential. Robin van Persie, Cesc Fàbregas, Samir Nasri and Alex Song left the club and as a result their team momentum was lost.
«You felt they had potential and I thought, 'Okay, let's do it. together,” Wenger said in December 2012. “Then the team broke up, sometimes after five or six years of work. It's frustrating. You will have to start over.
“We have lost recent players early in their careers – losing Van Persie, Fabregas, Nasri and Song in just two years is a huge potential. Of course you're worried.”
More than 10 years have passed since then, and Arsenal are clearly desperate to prevent history from repeating itself. Once again they have created a young team with great potential and once again they have a bright future. The difference is that this time they are determined to keep these players within reach.
The first major step in this direction was a new deal signed by Gabriel Martinelli earlier this year. Aaron Ramsdale has since committed to a contract extension and now Saka has signed a lucrative new deal.
Aaron Ramsdale is one of the many contract extensions announced by Arsenal this season. Photo: Getty Images/Stuart MacFarlane
Arsenal are hoping more deals will follow. They are continuing negotiations with Saliba, their central defender, and negotiations with Odegaard are expected to take place in the coming weeks.
The message from the club in recent days has been that this season's title is just the start for this group of players, the second-oldest in the Premier League this year. But they can only build together if they can stay together. In that sense, these successful contract negotiations are just as important as any transfer deals Arsenal may have this summer.
Clearly, qualifying for the Champions League is crucial. This not only allows Arsenal to offer these young stars better financial terms, but also means they can provide them with the highest level of club football in the game. Without the prospect of a Champions League entry, it would have been much more difficult to convince them to stay.
Of course, the confirmation of Saki's new contract will not relieve Arsenal or their fans of the disappointment of losing the title race. in Manchester City. But it will serve as a reminder that much remains to be done by Arteta's players and Sake himself.
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