{"id":663123,"date":"2026-01-09T09:18:41","date_gmt":"2026-01-09T14:18:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=663123"},"modified":"2026-01-09T09:41:26","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T14:41:26","slug":"arsenal-new-deal-bukayo-saka","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2026\/01\/09\/arsenal-new-deal-bukayo-saka\/","title":{"rendered":"Arsenal Finalising Future of ‘One of the Best Players in the Premier League’"},"content":{"rendered":"

Arsenal have enjoyed an impressive season, finding themselves six points clear at the top of the table. They have only suffered two defeats in all competitions, but have bounced back impressively after those setbacks. Last time out, they drew 0-0 against Liverpool, but they will be delighted with how the season has gone so far, considering the injuries they\u2019ve had. The Gunners<\/a> have now been further boosted, with David Ornstein of the Athletic<\/a> revealing that Bukayo Saka has agreed to a new and improved five-year contract.<\/p>\n

Arsenal Remain Top of the League<\/h2>\n

Bukayo Saka Agrees New Deal<\/h3>\n

The news of Saka committing his future to Arsenal is a huge boost for Mikel Arteta\u2019s team and all connected with the club.<\/p>\n

The England international was contracted until 2027, but the new deal, once finalised, will keep Saka at the Emirates until 2031. The 24-year-old is a massive part of Arsenal\u2019s challenges in recent seasons, including scoring 20 goals and delivering 14 assists in all competitions in the 2023\/24 season.<\/p>\n

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A product of the clubs Hale End academy, joining at the age of seven, he has worked his way through the age groups before making his debut in 2018. Since that debut, he has become a vital cog for the Gunners, and been described by Wayne Rooney as “one of the best players in the Premier League.<\/a>” The future of the Gunners is looking bright, with new deals also agreed with William Saliba, Gabriel Magalhaes, Ethan Nwaneri, and Myles Lewis-Skelly.<\/p>\n

Saka Career Recapped<\/h3>\n

The England international has made over 250 appearances for Arsenal, scoring an impressive 77 goals and providing 78 assists for his teammates. This year has been somewhat frustrating, with injuries keeping him out, but he\u2019s still scored seven goals in 27 games with Arsenal top of the Premier League, unbeaten in the Champions League, and in the semi-final of the Carabao Cup.<\/p>\n

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Saka, when fit, is a creative driving force for Arteta\u2019s team. He\u2019s capable of scoring goals and bringing his teammates into play. His decision-making under pressure is impressive, with his speed and dribbling being his two best assets that make him a favourite for Arsenal fans.<\/p>\n

Featured Image Credit<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

CREDIT: IMAGO \/ Xinhua<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Arsenal have enjoyed an impressive season, finding themselves six points clear at the top of the table. They have only suffered two defeats in all competitions, but have bounced back impressively after those setbacks. Last time out, they drew 0-0 against Liverpool, but they will be delighted with how the season has gone so far, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4106,"featured_media":653069,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[30,8,3],"tags":[4211,4372],"class_list":["post-663123","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-arsenal","category-premier-league","tag-bukayo-saka","tag-mikel-arteta"],"modified_by":"Ricky Carroll, Editor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/663123","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4106"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=663123"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/663123\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":663134,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/663123\/revisions\/663134"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/653069"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=663123"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=663123"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=663123"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}