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Bukayo Saka: Saka The Net

Is Saka a world class player?

  • Yes definitely

    Votes: 48 38.7%
  • Close, he’ll get there soon

    Votes: 62 50.0%
  • No no at all

    Votes: 14 11.3%

  • Total voters
    124

14Henry

Looking for receipts 👀
Reports saying Saka's advisers asking to add a release clause. The club should be alerted and more proactive.
The problem is the release clause value. His people will push for a low release clause and Arsenal will push for a high one.

Personally for both parties extend by 2 more years until 2026. That way he can stay for a year or two more and if someone wants him Arsenal will have no option to sell if that's what he wants.

Release clause too low and that ****s the club. Release clause too high and that ****s him.
 

Yousif Arsenal

On Vinai's payroll & misses 4th place trophy 🏆
Trusted ⭐
ffs he been called for england. southgate give him a rest who cares about nation league.

Ramsdale and White got called up too.
 

SA Gunner

Hates Tierney And Wants Him Sold Immediately
Moderator

Country: South Africa

Player:Nketiah
Reports saying Saka's advisers asking to add a release clause. The club should be alerted and more proactive.

I think a release clause could work nicely.

Sign him up to 2026, and add a 100m release clause on top of that, payable upfront. I think that protects his value, allows us to have him for some years, and not be subjected to lowball offers in the meantime.
 

Macho

In search of Pure Profit 💸
Dusted 🔻

Country: England
By Amy Lawrence

Of all the deals that Arsenal are exploring this summer, one very close to home would do as much as anything to strengthen the club’s ambitions.

It was only two years ago that Bukayo Saka happily signed a first major contract that reflected his growing status at the club. Since then, the homegrown prodigy has only ascended. With one year, plus another option, remaining on that 2020 agreement, a new commitment to Saka feels imperative.

One of the disappointments generally cited about Arsenal missing out on the top four again this season was the impact this could have on attracting new players, or the number of signings being targeted.

The instant appeal of the Champions League is not the be-all and end-all when it comes to purchasing power — Manchester United (who also qualified for the Europa League next season) and Newcastle United (no European football) are both set to be busy and ambitious in the coming transfer window. But as a symbol of Arsenal’s desire to push on, it naturally would have helped.

That matters in terms of internal contracts for the club’s best players as well. And this season, Saka has been the best of them all. Mikel Arteta and Edu need to convince him that they intend for Arsenal to grow with him, as there is no question Saka merits Champions League football.

Examining his continual rise since he burst on the scene in the autumn of 2019 shortly after his 17th birthday, several things stand out as remarkable about him: those who know Saka say he is unchanged and is the same kind, hard-working and humble kid he was before even making his senior debut. No extreme experiences, no amount of accolades, have gone to his head at all.

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Saka appeared in every Premier League match for Arsenal this season, starting all but two (Photo: Stuart MacFarlane/Arsenal FC via Getty Images)
When Arsenal made a wall of thousands of letters to show him how much support he received after missing the decisive penalty for England in the European Championship final against Italy last July, he made a point of personally thanking every member of staff who helped create the mosaic.

The upward trajectory of his development has been continuous.

Saka began with cameos in cup competitions under Unai Emery in 2018-19, then started to flourish in the Premier League before moving on to the England national team — where he was trusted by Gareth Southgate all the way — and this season, his levels in terms of goal contributions have shot up. He was Arsenal’s top scorer (12) and joint-top assister (seven, level with Alexandre Lacazette) in the league, which is some going for a 20-year-old wide player.

It begs the question as to how much more there is ahead if Arsenal sign a high-calibre attacking focal point, and regular scorer, for him to connect with. That’s the plan, anyway.

Another significant factor in Saka’s profile is his physical resilience.

Despite the regularity with which he has been targeted by opposing defenders, often booted around without any sympathy from match officials, he appeared in all 38 Premier League fixtures this season, starting 36. His minutes (2,991 of a possible 3,420) are extraordinary for one so young. It is a compliment to him but also a concern because it is obvious he needs some proper rest at some point. Since establishing himself in the first team, he has barely had a break.


With the World Cup on the horizon in November and December, and six games of Europa League group-stage football back on the agenda before that, freshness during the next campaign will be a mission in need of careful management.

The relentlessness of Saka’s season can be traced back to its first couple of weeks.

Barely a month after that painful end to his first senior international tournament, he was there against promoted Brentford for the first match of the Premier League campaign on August 13, playing the final half an hour off the bench as Arsenal tried unsuccessfully to turn around a 1-0 half-time deficit.

He got an hour’s action the following weekend at home to Chelsea and then, three days later, the full 90 minutes away to second-tier West Bromwich Albion in the Carabao Cup, which felt like madness, but as usual, he took it in his stride.

By the last month of the season though, he did look noticeably fatigued.

There are several half-contenders to be Arsenal’s player of the season but Saka is the full package due to the consistency of his efforts.


Aaron Ramsdale was initially a revelation when he arrived from relegated Sheffield United but his performances dipped in the second half of the season. Martin Ødegaard has, at times, run games with impressive silkiness but at other key moments has not been influential. Gabriel has relished his role as the team’s defensive rock but must still refine his game. Takehiro Tomiyasu arrived in the summer too and excelled, but missed too much football with injury.

Saka provided many stand-out moments. In scoring during thrilling matches against Tottenham, Manchester City, Chelsea and Manchester United, he showed his capacity to shine on the big occasion. Grabbing hold of the ball to take the late penalty that sealed victory at Stamford Bridge last month demonstrated his mentality.

Arsenal call him their Starboy.

The older he gets, the more they must look after him and do everything they can to keep him fulfilled.
 

GoonerBoy19

Well-Known Member
100m release clause won't work, City spent that much on Grealish, and it's well within their range. If Saka keeps on improving like he is now, he will be a much more valuable player. The clause should be 130m+at least.
 

Rex Stone

Long live the fighters
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Country: Wales
100m release clause won't work, City spent that much on Grealish, and it's well within their range. If Saka keeps on improving like he is now, he will be a much more valuable player. The clause should be 130m+at least.

In my eyes no player bar peak Ronaldo, Messi and MBappe is worth that much.

The flop rate above nine figure transfer fees supports that.

If someone paid that fee it would be 100M up front in cash with no amortisation or clauses.

Wouldn’t be the worst thing to happen when you actually look at Saka as an all round player.
 

grange

Losing my brain cells 🥸

Country: USA

Player:Havertz
It's hard to look stylish when the trends now are to look like you rolled out of your work from home couch in oversized comfy clothing. The 90s may have been the least stylish era in human history.
 

GDeep™

League is very weak
Top English clubs don’t put release clauses in contracts. What use is that? If your player blows up then you’re left absolutely naked and open to your English rivals robbing you.

Give the kid big money and a massive contract.

He’s not THAT good either. Look at the level Sterling was playing at when he was at Liverpool? Saka is nowhere near that.
 

Riou

In The Winchester, Waiting For This To Blow Over

Country: Northern Ireland

Player:Gabriel


...tailed off a little at the end, but a brilliant season for Bukayp regardless.

Should at least be matching whoever is our current highest earner, if not passing them.
 
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