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Arsenal have been warned that Manchester City could look to poach Bukayo Saka if they fail to win the Premier League in the next three years. Saka has emerged as one of the division’s finest wingers over the last few seasons and is arguably the best player the Gunners have produced in recent times.
City have long been credited with a passing interest in Saka but have never moved for his signature, with Arsenal unlikely to consider selling him to their Premier League rivals at any price. However, former Manchester United winger and boyhood Arsenal fan Kieran Richardson believes that Saka will start looking elsewhere if he is unable to win a top-flight title with the Gunners.
“I do feel like if he does leave the club, he’ll go to City,” Richardson exclusively told Ladbrokes Fanzone. “It seems like a perfect fit for him. Even though I don’t want him to go, when you think about it, they’ve obviously lost a couple of players in the summer, Riyad Mahrez being one. It seems a perfect fit for Saka, if he wants it.
“Look, I’m hoping that he never has to go there, and that Arsenal win the Premier League and so he’s got no need or reason to go there. But, a player like that, he has to be winning things. You see the likes of Harry Kane at Spurs, he left because he wanted to actually win something, even if it’s in Germany.
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“I just feel like if we don’t win the trophy in the next three years, then Saka is definitely going to be looking to move. Why shouldn’t he be? He’s the kind of player that needs to be finishing his career with at least three or four Premier League titles to his name.”
Saka remains tied down to Arsenal until the summer of 2027, having signed a new long-term contract with the north Londoners earlier this year. However, it remains to be seen if he will end up moving to City in pursuit of Premier League titles at some point further down the line.
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He was recently given high praise by City playmaker Phil Foden, who hailed Saka’s work rate after the pair helped England to seal Euro 2024 qualification over the international break. Only time will tell if Foden can convince his international team-mate to join him at the Etihad Stadium if City decide to firm up their interest in the not-too-distant future.
“Bukayo is a quality player,” Foden told the BBC. “Every time he pulls on the England shirt he puts in a 7/10 at least every time. If I’m not starting I want to try and come on and change the game, I’m here to help the team as best as I can. It’s exciting because it shows we still have players to come back into the side and help us push forward. It just shows the depth in quality that the squad has.”
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