Bukayo Saka has signed a new five-year contract with Arsenal, Sky Sports News reports.
The new deal is understood to make him the highest-paid player at Saka Arsenal.
Saka’s previous contract was due to expire in June 2027, but he has now committed his future to the Gunners until 2031.
The England international has become a key player for his boyhood club under manager Mikel Arteta and has appeared more than any other Arsenal player since taking over in 2019.
He has played a total of 296 games for the Gunners, scoring 77 goals, including seven in 33 games across all competitions this season.
However, he last scored for Arsenal on December 3, in a 2-0 home win over Brentford, and has now gone 15 games without scoring.
Saka has been a key contributor to Arsenal’s title challenges in recent seasons, most notably in 2023/24, when he contributed 20 goals and 16 assists in all competitions as the Gunners finished two points behind Manchester City in the Premier League.
The England international is aiming for his first Premier League title this season, with a four-point difference over the Gunners, but he is also on course for a quadruple title, having progressed to the Carabao Cup final, FA Cup fifth round and Champions League last 16.
Arsenal have signed several players to new deals in recent months, with William Saliba, Gabriel Magalhães, Ethan Nwaneri and Miles Lewis-Skelly also committing their futures to the club.
Saka, like Nwaneri and Lewis-Skelly, comes from Arsenal’s Hale End academy and joined the club aged seven.
Saka firmly establishes himself among the Premier League’s best squad
Analysis by Sky Sports’ Nick Wright:
Arsenal spent nearly £300m on new signings in the summer transfer window, but securing Bukayo Saka’s future could be their most important task this season.
The 24-year-old academy product has become something of a talisman for the club. He captained the team in Martin Odegaard’s absence and remains an integral part of the team’s attack, with Arsenal consistently turning to him to drive games from the right.
No other player has had such an impact under Arteta. In addition to having played more Premier League appearances than any of his team-mates under the Spaniard, he ranks first for goals, assists, shots and chances created, underscoring his all-round threat.
There is no doubting his place among the Premier League’s elite. Only Mohamed Salah, Erling Haaland and Olly Watkins have contributed more goal involvement since the start of the 2021/22 season.
His groin injury was a major factor in his exit from Arsenal last season, but he has returned to his best form and reached the halfway point of the new season.
Although the squad has increased in depth due to summer signings, Saka remains an important player and his future at the club is guaranteed.
