Bukayo Saka has signed a new long-term Arsenal contract, committing his peak years to the club in a deal reported to run until 2031 and make him the highest-paid player in the squad.
Bukayo Saka has committed his long-term future to Arsenal after signing a new contract that ties him to the club well into the next decade. Arsenal have announced fresh terms for the 24-year-old, describing the agreement as a new long-term deal, while multiple reports state the contract runs for five years and keeps him at the Emirates until 2031.
The extension makes Saka the club’s best-paid player, with his weekly wage believed to be in the region of three hundred thousand pounds. It is a significant step for an academy graduate who joined Hale End as an eight-year-old and has gone on to become the technical reference point of Mikel Arteta’s attack.
Saka framed the decision in terms of unfinished business. Speaking with Arsenal Media after the deal was confirmed, he said: “I believe the next few years are going to be the years that we get over the line, and we’re able to win trophies and make history for this club. We’re back where we belong, fighting for everything.”
From the club’s side, the tone was equally clear. Arsenal’s announcement was wrapped around the now familiar message that “Bukayo is one of us”, underlining how strongly the hierarchy view him as a symbol of the project under Arteta and sporting director Edu. No outfield player has logged more minutes for Arsenal during Arteta’s tenure, and his output in goals and assists has placed him alongside the most productive wide forwards in the Premier League in recent seasons.
The timing of the contract is also notable. Arsenal are in the thick of another title race and remain active in all three cup competitions, with Saka central to ambitions in the Premier League, Champions League, FA Cup and League Cup. Reuters note that he marked the week of the announcement by scoring in the 2–2 draw at Wolves, a reminder of his influence even on a night that ended in frustration for the team.
Saka’s renewal continues a broader pattern of locking down core players. In the last eighteen months Arsenal have agreed new long-term deals with William Saliba, Gabriel Magalhães and captain Martin Ødegaard, while promising academy talents Ethan Nwaneri and Myles Lewis-Skelly have also extended. The strategy is clear: preserve the spine of a group that has pushed deep into title races, then add selectively around it.
For Saka, the new contract closes off external speculation about his future and places even greater weight on his role as the face of the project. For Arsenal, it is both a statement and a challenge. Keeping their homegrown star through his prime years is a major piece of business. The question now is whether the trophies he talks about so openly can follow in the lifetime of this deal.