{"id":8324,"date":"2026-02-17T20:45:05","date_gmt":"2026-02-17T15:15:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp1.niviyo.in\/index.php\/2026\/02\/17\/arsenal-make-saka-best-paid-player-with-new-five-year-deal\/"},"modified":"2026-02-17T20:45:05","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T15:15:05","slug":"arsenal-make-saka-best-paid-player-with-new-five-year-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp1.niviyo.in\/index.php\/2026\/02\/17\/arsenal-make-saka-best-paid-player-with-new-five-year-deal\/","title":{"rendered":"Arsenal make Saka best-paid player with new five-year deal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sport\/topics\/cpv471x401jt\">Sami Mokbel<\/a>Senior football correspondent<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Published30 minutes ago<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#comments\">179 Comments<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>England winger Bukayo Saka has signed a new five-year contract with <a href=\"\/sport\/football\/teams\/arsenal\">Arsenal<\/a> until 2031.<\/p>\n<p>Sources have told BBC Sport that the agreement will make Saka the club&#x27;s best-paid player on wages in excess of \u00a3300,000 a week. <\/p>\n<p>Talks over a new deal have been ongoing for nearly a year, with Saka <a href=\"\/sport\/football\/articles\/cy7mxz17gnlo\">verbally agreeing<\/a> to commit his future to the club in January. <\/p>\n<p>Saka signed his previous deal, which was due to expire in 2027, in 2023 but his renewal means the 24-year-old has committed his peak years to the Gunners. <\/p>\n<p>The news comes as a major boost for the Gunners, as they battle on four fronts to win silverware for the first time since 2020. <\/p>\n<p>The agreement is the latest example of <a href=\"\/sport\/football\/teams\/arsenal\">Arsenal<\/a> tying down their key players to long-term contracts as they look to keep their title-chasing squad together.<\/p>\n<p>William Saliba, Gabriel Magalhaes, Ethan Nwaneri and Myles Lewis-Skelly all signed new long-term contracts in the summer.<\/p>\n<p>Saka has scored seven goals in 33 appearances for the Gunners this term.<\/p>\n<p>Mikel Arteta&#x27;s side are four points clear at the top of the Premier League and they will face <a href=\"\/sport\/football\/teams\/manchester-city\">Manchester City<\/a> in the EFL Cup final in March.<\/p>\n<p>The Gunners are also through to the the knockout stages of the Champions League, as well as the fifth round of the FA Cup. <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"\/sport\/football\/articles\/c8jx84dm32jo\">\n<p>Is number 10 role the next step for Saka?<\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Published1 day ago<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Analysis: Saka deal as important as any signing <\/h2>\n<p>By<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sport\/topics\/cp99zjx9mv1t\">Alex Howell<\/a>Arsenal reporter<\/p>\n<p>The agreement with Saka is more important than the \u00a3250m outlay <a href=\"\/sport\/football\/teams\/arsenal\">Arsenal<\/a> made to bring in eight new players in the summer.<\/p>\n<p>Saka&#x27;s importance on the pitch alongside his bond with supporters and his journey from the academy make his position impossible to replicate. <\/p>\n<p>His new deal will see him stay at the club into the peak years of his career and &#8211; after several seasons with numbers that match elite wingers across the game &#8211; <a href=\"\/sport\/football\/teams\/arsenal\">Arsenal<\/a> will benefit from the progression he could still achieve. <\/p>\n<p>The second half of this season is crucial for Saka as he looks to help <a href=\"\/sport\/football\/teams\/arsenal\">Arsenal<\/a> lift a major trophy for the first time since the FA Cup in 2020. <\/p>\n<p>Mikel Arteta can rely on him and he is one of the reasons why the majority of <a href=\"\/sport\/football\/teams\/arsenal\">Arsenal<\/a>&#x27;s attacking play goes down the right &#8211; the side Saka plays on. <\/p>\n<p>The winger is also set for an important summer with Thomas Tuchel&#x27;s England at the World Cup.<\/p>\n<p>England fans will hope that after a season of success with <a href=\"\/sport\/football\/teams\/arsenal\">Arsenal<\/a>, he can deliver for his country on the biggest stage. <\/p>\n<h2>Related topics<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"\/sport\/football\/premier-league\">Premier League<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/sport\/football\/teams\/arsenal\">Arsenal<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/sport\/football\">Football<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>More on this story<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"\/sport\/football\/teams\/arsenal\">\n<p>Latest Arsenal news, analysis and fan views<\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/send\/u210623884\">\n<p>Ask about Arsenal &#8211; what do you want to know?<\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Arsenal make Saka best-paid player with new dealImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Bukayo Saka has scored seven goals and provided six assists this seasonBySami MokbelSenior football corresponde&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":8325,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"colormag_page_container_layout":"default_layout","colormag_page_sidebar_layout":"default_layout","footnotes":""},"categories":[47],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8324","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-decor"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp1.niviyo.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8324","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp1.niviyo.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp1.niviyo.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp1.niviyo.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8324"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/wp1.niviyo.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8324\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp1.niviyo.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8325"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp1.niviyo.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8324"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp1.niviyo.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8324"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp1.niviyo.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8324"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}