Softfootball understands that Bukayo Saka is set to remain an Arsenal player well into the next decade after agreeing to a new long-term contract that will run until June 2031. As reported by sport expert Fabrizio Romano via his official X account.
He posted:
BREAKING: Bukayo Saka has agreed to sign five year deal at Arsenal until June 2031. The verbal agreement has been in place for months and is now approved by #AFC legal side. Official statement to follow.
The deal has been verbally agreed for some time now and has finally passed all internal checks, with the club’s legal team giving the green light. An official announcement is expected shortly, though inside the club, it’s already being treated as done.
For Mikel Arteta and Arsenal, who recently played a 0-0 draw against Liverpool, this feels like a big moment. Saka is viewed as the heartbeat of the current squad, and securing his future removes a major worry that had been hovering quietly in the background. He’s still only 24, yet already carries himself like someone who’s been around forever.
Saka will reportedly earn around £300,000 per week, making him one of the highest-paid players at the club. It’s a significant figure, even historic in Arsenal terms, but it also reflects reality. Elite output costs elite money, simple as that.
Any lingering transfer rumours, especially links to Real Madrid, should now fade away. Arsenal’s stance has been firm throughout: Saka is not for sale and never really was. The club wants to build from within, and few players represent that idea better.
As a Hale End product, Saka embodies the direction Arteta is pushing. His renewal follows new long-term deals for William Saliba, Gabriel Magalhães, Ethan Nwaneri and Myles Lewis-Skelly. Sporting director Andrea Berta continues to lock down key pieces, while talks remain ongoing with Declan Rice, Martin Ødegaard and Jurrien Timber.
Arsenal are planning for the future, something football doesn’t always permit. But this time, the pieces fit, and Saka staying only adds real stability to it all.
