According to The Athletic, Bukayo Saka has agreed a new five-year contract with Arsenal.
The long-mooted deal will keep the England international at the Emirates until 2031, by which point he’ll be 29. While negotiations have been protracted, there’s never really been any doubt over Saka’s commitment to the club; both he and Mikel Arteta have consistently suggested talks were progressing positively.
Already among the club’s highest earners after renewing terms in May 2023, the new agreement is expected to elevate Saka into the bracket of Europe’s best-paid players.
A product of Hale End, Saka was handed his Arsenal debut by Unai Emery in 2018 at just 17 years old. Since then, he’s gone on to make 290 appearances in all competitions, scoring 77 goals and providing 77 assists (stats via Transfermarkt). Though he has filled in at left-back and on the left side of midfield, it’s on the right wing where he has truly flourished.
His individual honours underline that rise. Saka was named PFA Young Player of the Year in 2022/23 and has twice been voted England Men’s Player of the Year, in 2021/22 and 2022/23.
Last season marked the first time he had to contend with a major setback – a hamstring tear that required surgery – but he’s returned to top speed and has been a key figure in Arsenal’s impressive form this campaign.
While he already has an FA Cup winner’s medal and two Community Shields, major honours have so far eluded him at club and international level. Perhaps 2026 will be the year that changes.
Arsenal are expected to confirm the deal in the near future.