Talks are ongoing over a fresh deal, which has yet to be signed, but the feeling is that an agreement is close.
Browsing: Bukayo Saka
The 21-year-old scored his ninth Premier League goal of the season in a pulsating 4-2 win for the Gunners.
With just minutes left at Villa Park, Mikel Arteta’s side were in danger of stumbling again in their bid to win the title for the first time since 2004
The Arsenal and England wide man currently has a contract which runs until 2024, and it is believed that the club have made it their top priority to ensure his future lies firmly with the Gunners.
In the most eagerly anticipated Premier League clash this season, City seized the momentum in the title race
The visitors were cruising at 3-0 thanks goals by Bukayo Saka, Martin Odegaard and Eddie Nketiah before Kaoru Mitoma pulled one back
The Arsenal forward missed the decisive penalty as England lost the final to Italy in a shoot-out last summer and went on to suffer horrific online racist abuse in the aftermath.
Saka’s second goal allowed England to take their foot off the gas and opened the door for Iran to grab one back through Mehdi Taremi
Saka, who is with the England squad at the World Cup in Qatar, has Nigerian roots and says he wants to have a positive impact in a country he feels “very connected to”.
The 21-year-old has been one of the first names on the team sheet for Arsenal during the 2022-23 season.
The 21-year-old is yet to pen an extension on the four-year deal he signed back in 2020, and speculation over his long-term future is starting to arise.
Gareth Southgate’s men were condemned to defeat in League A Group 3 by Giacomo Raspadori’s goal in the 68th minute
Bukayo Saka has established himself as one of the most exciting English talents around in the past 12 months.
A high-tempo, top quality game was decided by two Rashford goals on the break after Bukayo Saka had cancelled out United debutant Antony’s opener.
Saka is into the final two years of his contract at Arsenal and getting him to agree to fresh terms is a priority for the club this summer.
The 20-year-old ended the 2021-22 season as the Gunners’ top scorer in all competitions with 12 strikes, 11 of which came in 38 Premier League appearances.
Saka’s teammate, Emile Smith Rowe, has also been nominated, along with Crystal Palace’s Conor Gallagher, who spent the 2021-22 season on loan from Chelsea, and Aston Villa’s Jacob Ramsey.
Saka has been linked with the Anfield giants over the last few months and could be targeted over the course of this summer if Sadio Mane joins Bayern Munich, who is said to be in talks with the Reds in an attempt to strike a deal for the wantaway forward.
After Arsenal’s Thierry Henry and Manchester United duo Cristiano Ronaldo and Nemanja Vidic, the 30-year-old joins an exclusive group of players to win the award in more than one campaign.
White has missed Arsenal’s last two games with a thigh hamstring, with Rob Holding deputising at the back in the Gunners’ recent wins over West Ham United and Leeds United.