{"id":69809,"date":"2023-05-23T16:06:20","date_gmt":"2023-05-23T16:06:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/05\/23\/arsenal-forward-signs-new-contract-until-2027\/"},"modified":"2023-05-23T16:06:20","modified_gmt":"2023-05-23T16:06:20","slug":"arsenal-forward-signs-new-contract-until-2027","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/05\/23\/arsenal-forward-signs-new-contract-until-2027\/","title":{"rendered":"Arsenal forward signs new contract until 2027"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Buyako Saka has signed a new deal to stay at Arsenal until 2027, saying the club \u201cis the right place to make the next step\u201d.<\/p>\n

The England forward has scored 14 goals for the Gunners this season, contributing 11 assists.<\/p>\n

Just 21 years old, he has already made 178 appearances for the club and has featured in all Arsenal\u2019s Premier League games over the past two campaigns.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI\u2019m just really happy,\u201d said Saka.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s been a lot of talking and it\u2019s been a while, but I\u2019m here now. I think this is the right club, the right place to make the next step. It\u2019s a beautiful club \u2013 look where we are.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor me, it\u2019s about achieving my personal ambitions \u2013 how much I push myself and demand from myself each game, week in, week out. Then I have all the right people around me in terms of family, and when I come to the training ground, my team-mates, the coaching staff.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think I have everything I need to become the best player I can be, and that\u2019s why I\u2019m happy to stay here and be here for the future because I really believe that we can achieve big things.\u201d<\/p>\n

Saka\u2019s previous deal was due to expire at the end of the 2023-24 season.<\/p>\n

Second-placed Arsenal host Wolves in their final game of the season on Sunday, having missed out on the Premier League title to Manchester City.<\/p>\n

Next season, the Gunners will play Champions League football after a six-year absence.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have seen a lot of change. I\u2019ve seen this team and the club grow, and one thing that everyone around us can be excited about is that we are going in the right direction,\u201d added Saka.<\/p>\n

\u201cTime is on our side. You can look at our team and a lot of the players are young. We\u2019re hungry, and a lot of us haven\u2019t won trophies at Arsenal so we want to achieve big things. If you watch the way we all speak, we want to win and we want to win here.\u201d<\/p>\n

Manager Mikel Arteta said: \u201cIt\u2019s great for the club that Bukayo has extended his contract. Retaining our best young talents is key to our continued progress and Bukayo represents such an important part of our squad now and for the future.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs well as being a fantastic talent, Bukayo is a special person \u2013 he\u2019s loved by us all.\u201d<\/p>\n

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