Bukayo Saka has agreed a new five-year contract at Arsenal on an improved salary, keeping the 24-year-old firmly in the club\u2019s plans and out of reach of several unnamed suitors.<\/p>\n
Asked in November why he appeared relaxed about the situation, the Arsenal boss said: \u201cI prefer that word, I think it is confidence,\u201d he told assembled media. \u201cWhat Bukayo has transmitted to me and the club, and Emeka [Obasi, Saka\u2019s agent] as well, is that they want to continue to be here. \u201cIt\u2019s a very healthy and powerful relationship. The journey that he has had at the club and what he has become is something we want to maintain. That is something that is going to leave a legacy at this club and he needs to fulfil that role.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Athletic reported the new deal runs until the summer of 2031. The exact figures were not disclosed, the report saying the wage will \u201crecognise his standing\u201d in the game.<\/p>\n
The same report added that, should he ever become attainable, Saka is \u201cwanted by the biggest clubs in world football.\u201d For now, the prospect of the winger leaving the club he joined aged seven appears remote.<\/p>\n
Arsenal have moved to lock down a group of academy graduates and key defenders in recent months. Myles Lewis-Skelly and Ethan Nwaneri were tied to 2030, while William Saliba and Gabriel Magalh\u00e3es agreed new deals in the last seven months. Jurri\u00ebn Timber is thought to be next in line for a renewal.<\/p>\n
On the field, Saka\u2019s form has had peaks and troughs. He teed up Arsenal\u2019s first two goals of a 5\u20132 win at West Ham United on Nov. 30, 2024, taking his season total to 10 Premier League assists, but he did not register another top-flight assist until the 1\u20131 draw with Chelsea on Nov. 30, 2025. This season the regular penalty taker has three goals from open play and three top-flight assists, a return that Leeds United\u2019s Brenden Aaronson can better in the Premier League.<\/p>\n
Statistically Saka remains influential. FBref shows him fourth for xG+xA per 90 (0.60) among regulars, behind Erling Haaland, J\u00e9r\u00e9my Doku and Enzo Fern\u00e1ndez and ahead of Hugo Ekitik\u00e9, correct as of Jan. 9, 2026.<\/p>\n
His display against Liverpool underlined both his threat and recent frustrations, repeatedly skirting past Milos Kerkez and creating chances that teammates failed to convert. A first prolonged spell in the treatment room coincided with a dip in output, yet he has two assists in four appearances since Christmas Day. The presence of Noni Madueke should allow Arteta to manage Saka\u2019s minutes and ease fitness concerns while adding competition.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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