Bukayo Saka has agreed in principle a new long term Arsenal deal after a stellar season that has seen him become one of the best players in the Premier League. Here Amy Lawrence and Adam Crafton joined Mark Chapman to discuss his relationship with the fans and what the contract means for the club.
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That pic of him as a young lad with short hair in the arsenal youth team π₯² the starboy is rising
We are so lucky to have him!!β€
SAKA is pure gold.
Saka is the main man! β€
Our starboy β
I am a chelsea who grew up in London getting ripped apart by Arsenal fans and was honestly happy to see them struggle a bit, but the kind of identity they have now, the journey they went on and especially players like Saka, Nketiah, S-R among others, I find myself really rooting for them to win actually. I am very grateful for Chelsea's success and don't understand the fake unrest – I am more than happy for us to not win for a while to be more ambitious in the long run. Arsenal's rebuild has been inspirational to watch and I love so many of their players. I hope we stay the course with Potter, we have a long road to go down to where we want to be at Chelsea, we have to be willing to bear it. Hope Arsenal take the title home this season, they deserve it.
Tbf to Saka he had already played lots before that chelsea game, he was pretty much first choice by then
Someday I hope we wouldn't assume every top player wants to wh0re themselves to Barca or Madrid just before 30.
Best young player in the world ππ½
Amy Lawrence is a gift to the world
Honestly i didn't thinl he would take such a stature that quick. He's the main man in Arsenal (since Jesus is injured), has no experienced and star striker upfront to take lights, responsability and pressure on him in big games, and yet he managed to assume this big status..Brave player.
Amy I loved your intro..
Saka willingnes to take ANY position in the start of his career show how much he love the club,he deserve everything he has now,he fight for it.
Saka has been a special player to me as an Arsenal fan since the time he played LWB under Emery. You could see his attitude in playing out of his position. Tracking back to get the ball. I always thought he will become a big-name player. Him and ESR. Hope ESR gets back to his best. Coz when he is the best, he kept Martinelli out of the first team. Which in itself talks about ESR's quality.
Not yet but we will get there and with saka the joy of winning his first Premier league title at age 21 knowing he was one of the main catalysts and did not join a team which already had a cupboard of trophies Once the title becomes a reality
Bro 6 -7 years ago Liverpool were literally shxt. Let's not act like Liverpool have been dominating like United, Chelsea and City in this premier league era.
Those time ,Wenger selling our best players to rivals are gone
Saka and Odegaard are the poster boys of Arsenal. Artetaβs first star in form of Saka and Odegaard being brought up as Artetaβs protege.
Saka is this generations Mr Arsenal
He was a fan favourite from day 1
I think people pretend to forget that we created this opportunity to win the EPL this season. Never were we favorites, never were we seen as such, and never were we even in the conversation. Now, that being put across, next season we'll have as good a chance as Man city regardless of whether they go out their and pull a Chelsea spending spree. Arsenal is not Leicester. We are a big club. A giant that needed to be woken. These young players will be vindicated next season. I know people, for some obvious reason, like to think of Arsenal as bottlers but this now Arteta's Arsenal. Brace yourselves.. Champagne football will be synonymous with The Arsenal.
It's funny hearing that coaches questioned whether he was dominating youth because of his physical gifts. Because right now he is bullying men with those very same gifts, stupidly strong on the ball and can glide past players with ease. And his decision making is off the charts.
Amy Lawrence you're absolutely useless lol.
I like Amy..she is so sweet. π
It was emery that started Saka
From your comments h I w many champion leagues has man city won? They're just at PL level and that's where arsenal is getting to now. So there's no difference with man city
Yep, its the start of an era indeed!