Arsenal manager, Mikel Arteta has come out to confirm that sorting out a new contract for Bukayo Saka is a priority for the club.
He recently revealed that it is as important as resolving Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s future in London.
According to him, it is important to tie Saka down for more years because he is key to the future of the Gunners.
He added that other Arsenal youngsters will have to keep developing themselves till they are consistent enought to feature in the first team.
His words, “We are trying, as a club, to finalise the deals that are more urgent and are a priority for us,”
“The ones you are talking about [Bukayo and Aubameyang] – they are both really important, not just for now but for the future of the club as well and if the club has something to announce, they will do it in the right moment.”
On Arsenal youngsters, “They have to keep developing and one of the biggest challenges is always consistency.
“They have been doing it for a certain period of time, for certain moments of certain games but to do it consistently for every three days for 94 or 96 minutes, that’s a different story.
“In order to do that and develop the right way, they need the right players next to them, with the right mentality, with the right qualities and with the right drive.
“That’s what we have to do, we have to give them the right foundations in order for them to feel free to develop, without the extra pressure that they don’t need in these moments and they cannot carry on.
“We don’t give them too much responsibility too early, because there is always a risk to burn them.”
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