Arsenal are ready to offer a ‘mega money’ deal to secure Bukayo Saka’s long-term future at the club, with talks set to commence.
According to Football Insider, a new contract for Bukayo Saka appears to be the priority from an Arsenal standpoint, with the club set to offer a ‘mega money’ offer to secure the 23-year-old star’s long-term future. Talks over a new deal are set to commence soon, with the club confident of extending the academy graduate’s stay.
Mikel Arteta insisted the club are gearing up for a big summer window, with the team needing several additions to challenge for honours next season. The squad quality has been high for many years now, as the manager now wants quality additions to plug minor gaps to complete the setup.
A striker appears to be the priority objective for Arsenal, while they could also target a wide attacker as well as new midfielders. There are some imminent departures expected with the likes of Thomas Partey and Jorginho out of contract, while there’s also an urgency to tie down a few of their current performers to new agreements.
Arsenal announced the appointment of Andrea Berta as their new director recently, and one of the key tasks for the Italian is to extend the deals of certain players. The Gunners are keen to extend the contracts of William Saliba, Gabriel Magalhaes and Bukayo Saka, as the latter’s stay will be seen as imperative over everything else.
Saka has been the main man at Arsenal for the last two or three years and will enter the final two years of his deal. There are not many links to other clubs for the Gunners to worry about right now, and the club are not willing to take the risk to let him run down his deal into the final year. Hence a new agreement might be imminent, while they are also looking to extend teenager Ethan Nwaneri’s stay.
Arsenal to offer a ‘mega money’ deal to keep Bukayo Saka
Arsenal are ready to make a ‘mega money’ offer to keep hold of Saka for the long-term future. That would effectively put the 23-year-old star into the top bracket of earners at the club, as he’s already near the top if bonuses are factored in.
Saka has been one of the best players under Mikel Arteta, and the Gunners boss will urge the club to pull all the stops to make a new deal happen. Talks over this are imminent, as all parties are expected to sit down and iron out the details in the coming weeks or months, as a new agreement could arrive sometime during the summer.