The next Arsenal players to pen new deals after Saka signs contract extension

Arsenal will be aiming to tie down some of their top young talent to longer term contracts at the Emirates Stadium following an impressive 2022/23 Premier League season

Buakyo Saka looks set to put pen to paper on a lucrative new contract at Arsenal. One of the brightest prospects to ever come out of the club's Hale End academy, Saka has been a revelation in the past couple of seasons.

That new deal would make Saka one of, if not the highest paid player at the club - just reward for his performances in Arsenal red.

But there are a number of other players who would be waiting in line for a new contract in north London. Particularly after an impressive season in which they look like they are heading for the Premier Leaugue title.

So who would be next on the list? Former Gunner Ray Parlour has had his say. Speaking to Fairplay, he said: "You want the young players to stay together, that’s what it’s all about.

"Once you get a group of young players, they develop together. Gabriel Martinelli obviously signed a new contract, which is good news, it looks like Saka has and hopefully William Saliba is the next one that can sign a new contract.

"Martin Odegaard has also shown enough now to deserve a new contract, I’d certainly be negotiating, because he’s played so well. He's been the best midfielder in the Premier League this season, he’s been that good for Arsenal. What he’s done in an Arsenal shirt has been excellent.

"It’s so important for the club, once you’ve got that young core of players, that you try and develop them over the next four to five years. And they’re only going to get better, that’s the beauty of having young players because they should improve together and if that happens the team will improve as well.

"I’m sure during the summer, if Arsenal can win the Premier League, there will be lots of players who are deservedly renewing their contracts."