Understand Bukayo Saka has signed the new long term contract with Arsenal, done and sealed. Huge one for Gunners after the verbal agreement reached in February. Official announcement, next formal step expected very soon. ⚪️ #AFC Here we go, confirmed.

Andrea Berta could break the bank to keep Bukayo Saka at Arsenal. The 23-year-old England forward, who has two years left on his deal, recently suggested that he wants to sign a contract extension, insisting that he wants to ‘win wearing this badge’.

Speaking to reporters ahead of the Gunners’ match against Real Madrid in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final meeting, Saka claimed that he’s ‘really happy’ at the Emirates Stadium and there’s ‘no rush’ to jump to conclusions over his future.

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“For me, I want to win and I want to win wearing this badge,” said the 43-cap England man. “I think it is pretty clear – the fans know how much I love them and you saw when I came on on Tuesday.

“I think they love me back, so it is a good relationship. I am really happy to be here and I’m just focused on winning. I don’t think anyone is really in a rush.

“I have got two years left on my contract so it is pretty relaxed. Everyone knows my thoughts and I’ve let you guys know as well, so I don’t think there’s any rush really.”

When asked about Saka’s comments, Arteta showered him with praise. Arsenal’s head coach said: “So humble, so simple, very committed to the club, obviously has very deep roots connected to this football club – and with a lot of other people here.

“So I’m very glad to hear that he wants to stay with us and win with us,” added Arteta.

“He gives us a level of threat, connection and unpredictability that probably no other player at the moment can provide, especially with the connection that he’s already built in and around the team.

“And he has the power to lift the stadium, which is something incredible, because shifting the energy in the stadium is something really difficult to do, and a player who is able to do that, that’s a great addition, a great quality to have.”