Arsenal news: Bukayo Saka's current contract at the Emirates Stadium expires in 2024 and his future will be the number one priority at the end of the season
"I am very confident that we as a club and Bukayo, his family, his agent, everybody, we are very much aligned in what we want to achieve," Arteta said back in August. "And now it is about putting it on a piece of paper.
"I would like that to get done, because I don’t want the player or anybody distracted while we are in the middle of the season. But those things take time and they have to go through the right process, and I think the process has been really good."
This season, Saka has been the best right winger in the Premier League by some distance. At only 21, the maturity and productivity he is producing is superb, with his £105m market value - courtesy of CIES Football Observatory - looking relatively cheap when considering his current ability and potential in years to come.
While there is the need to look at improving Arteta's squad in the summer, Saka's contract is, rightly so, a priority. And if reports are to be believed, the winger will become one of the club's highest-earners.
According to the Daily Mail, the proposed new deal will see Saka earn almost £15 million-a-season, seeing him pocket £300k-per-week. The deal will be £50k short of Mesut Ozil's £350k-per-week salary previously but is certainly a sincere statement of intent.
Saka is already on his way to putting his name in Arsenal's Hall of Fame. The Gunners remain on course to win their first Premier League title in nearly two decades with the Ealing-born star central to their success.
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