Arsenal has successfully secured Bukayo Saka’s future at the club by signing him to a new contract, which marks a significant achievement for the team this season.
Saka, who is considered one of the key players at the Emirates, was a priority for Arsenal, and they were determined to retain him for the long term.
Although the negotiation process took some time, Saka has now agreed to the terms of a lucrative new deal that elevates him to one of the highest earners in the Premier League.
According to reports from the Daily Mail, Saka’s representatives initially sought to include a release clause in the contract, but Arsenal declined the request. As a compromise, both parties settled on a shorter-term deal instead.
While Saka would have preferred a longer contract with a release clause, the agreement reached between the player and the club represents a satisfactory resolution that benefits both sides.
Just Arsenal Opinion
Agreeing to a release clause would have meant we already named a price for the attacker, so it was smart we did not agree to one.
The club knows Saka will be loyal for at least the next few seasons, but players can change their minds whenever they want and the club must be prepared to act when that happens.
Hopefully, we will win some more trophies together in the next few seasons before the deal expires.
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“Agreeing to a release clause would have meant we already named a price for the attacker, so it was smart we did not agree to one.”
Wrong! Statement is knowingly misleading, it’s not a positive thing at all.
It means clubs can just offer whatever they want for Saka and if he does want to leave for whatever reason, like if Real come knocking for eg. On top of the extension being years late, it’s also given the power to get stuff like this over the line.
Sounds worrying on his part. It seems like Saka tried to get the sort of contract he could get out of, and now that there’s no release clause, he only signed for 4 years.
Good News.
Now let’s strengthen our midfield and striker position.
Thank you very much.
All sounds like Saka and/or his representatives are not committed to arsenal for the long long term. It’s a little concerning and I wonder if his motivations are what we’d want them to be.
I’m not sure a release clause would have been a bad thing – if it was at, say, 120m or 150m, it would be far more than we’d be likely to get through negotiation (given our track record), so going with that, plus an extra year in the contract, might have been the better option.
Well said. The reason we couldn’t is because we let Saka and agent dictate everything. We didn’t have a choice leaving it so late.
The other thing is that it gives us less time – we will need to renegotiate in two years to avoid the possibility of losing him for less in 2026 (1 year left) or for free in 2027. I see the former being a strong possibility, and he’ll only be 23 at that time…
Sorry, he’ll be 24 in 2026
Good news no buyout clause and a shrewd move by us, it means Arsenal have the upper hand if Saka ever wants to leave and if suitors want him they will have to pay the price we want not what’s in a clause.
No it doesn’t. It means if Saka has his head turned and is offered high wages by another club, we are not guaranteed at least a high fee. They can offer anything they want, there’s no minimum!!!!
Yes we can refuse of course…but….how well does that ever turn out when a player wants to leave but you won’t let them?
Glad he signed but I am a little disappointed that he didn’t sign a more extensive contract. He’s our golden goose
I think it will all depend on if the club can keep the player happy with trophies and all. Ultimately the players hold the aces whether release clause or no; whether long or short contract. If the player wants to leave, ultimately he will.
We signed Fabregas to a very long contract. But that did not stop him from going in spite of all his declared undying love for Wenger and Arsenal