Here is all you need to know about Bukayo Saka, his age, career, achievements, parents, religion, net worth and more about the player
As long-term contracts are still being discussed, sources have told ESPN that Arsenal has invoked clauses to extend the contracts of Bukayo Saka and William Saliba by an additional year. The current contracts of both players were about to expire, but the Gunners have activated extensions that would keep them at the club till 2024.
Saka’s pay will significantly increase as a result of his development into a key member of Mikel Arteta’s team and his successful World Cup campaign with England in Qatar. Sources with knowledge of Saka’s negotiations claim that he is poised to receive a significant raise to somewhere about £200,000 per week, while the specifics are still unknown.
What is Arsenal footballer Bukayo Saka religion and who are his parents, wife and net worth
One of the best young football players in the world, Saka is renowned for his attacking incisiveness and creativity.
Saka has played his whole first-team club career for Arsenal, where he has earned an FA Cup and an FA Community Shield while steadily developing into one of the team’s most productive and important players. He was selected as the player of the season for Arsenal in 2020–21 and 2021–22.
Saka played for England at different junior levels before making his senior squad debut in October 2020.
Saka is of Nigerian descent because of his both parents. His current net worth is at 2 million euros.
Saka, who is only 21 years old at the moment, was born on September 5, 2001, in the Greater London area of England. Adenike and Yomi Saka are his parents name. His parents fled Nigeria for economic reasons and settled in London. Yomi’s impact on Saka’s football career was noted in an interview. In the Yoruba language, which is widely spoken in southern Nigeria, his name “Bukayo” translates to “adds to happiness.” He is a Christian by religion.
Saka said that if he weren’t a football player, he would either play basketball or be an actor. Growing up, Will Smith was his favourite actor, and his favourite programme is The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. His favourite player of all time is Thierry Henry, and he lists Alexis Sánchez as an inspiration, adding that as an academy player, he even tried to imitate Sánchez’s boots.
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