Bukayo Saka

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Saka vs Foden: He's special – Defoe chooses better player (Daily Post Nigeria)

Former England Tottenham Hotspur striker, Jermain Defoe, believes Arsenal's Bukayo Saka is better than Manchester City's Phil Foden. Saka and Foden have.

I love Foden, man, he is a special player. When asked if he would have had a different answer last season, Defoe added: “I don’t know, you know. “But I love Foden.

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Arsenal may already have the next Bukayo Saka, Granit Xhaka and ... (Daily Express)

Bukayo Saka is the most successful story to come out of Hale End in recent years. But the likes of Emile Smith Rowe and Eddie Nketiah are also prominent members ...

The present is looking good for Arsenal but the future doesn't look too shabby either. Nketiah was a prolific goalscorer coming through the ranks, as was Balogun. Xhaka has enjoyed his best season in an Arsenal shirt this term, playing the left-sided No 8 of a midfield three. Bukayo Saka is the most successful story to come out of Hale End in recent years. And it appears there are more ready to make their mark on [Mikel Arteta](/latest/mikel-arteta)'s squad in the coming years. The winger has featured in the Gunners' last 59 Premier League matches, starting 56 of them.

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Arsenal confident over Bukayo Saka and William Saliba contracts ... (Evening Standard)

Mikel Arteta remains relaxed that two more key players will commit to long-term deals.

Asked before Saturday’s London derby with Brentford if the Saka and Saliba extensions had taken care of themselves, Arteta responded: “Yeah, they will do. And that remains the case after Brazilian forward Martinelli’s recent decision to commit his long-term future to Arsenal. England winger Saka and French centre-back Saliba are both out of contract in the summer of 2024, with Arsenal having recently triggered options to extend both of their stays by an extra 12 months, along with midfield starlet Charlie Patino.

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Mikel Arteta offers updates on Bukayo Saka & William Saliba ... (90min)

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has admitted he expects Bukayo Saka and William Saliba's contract negotiations to 'take care of themselves'.

"I think he’s getting better in every phase of play and everything that we demand him to do. In the same way we dealt with Gabi, we’ll deal with the rest. How if at all does it impact Arsenal's title chances?

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Arsenal: Journalist claims Mikel Arteta will be eager to wrap up Saka ... (FootballFanCast.com)

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta will be desperate to get his two young stars, William Saliba and Bukayo Saka, tied down to new contracts, according to Pete ...

[20 starts](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/william-saliba/leistungsdaten/spieler/495666) in the Premier League alone this season. “They’re two key players that Mikel Arteta will be desperate to tie down. [conceded](https://www.premierleague.com/stats/top/clubs/goals_conceded) the second-fewest number of goals this season (17). [this season](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/bukayo-saka/leistungsdaten/spieler/433177/plus/0?saison=2022) having already offered up seven goals and seven assists in just 20 league appearances. [last season](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/bukayo-saka/leistungsdaten/spieler/433177/plus/0?saison=2021), Saka was able to return an impressive 11 goals and seven assists for the Gunners. [Arsenal](https://www.footballfancast.com/arsenal-fc-news) manager [Mikel Arteta](https://www.footballfancast.com/tag/mikel-arteta) will be desperate to get his two young stars, [William Saliba](https://www.footballfancast.com/tag/william-saliba) and [Bukayo Saka](https://www.footballfancast.com/tag/bukayo-saka), tied down to new contracts, according to Pete O’Rourke.

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