Arsenal set to open new contract talks with Saka

Image caption, Saka's current contract is due to expire at the end of the 2026-27 seasonPublished

Arsenal are set to open formal talks with Bukayo Saka over a new contract as the attacker enters the final two years of his current deal.

Saka has been unavailable since December after suffering a serious hamstring tear in the victory over Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park - an injury that eventually required surgery.

But his importance to Mikel Arteta's team remains unquestioned with the club preparing to meet the player's representatives over a contract extension.

Arsenal want to avoid any uncertainty regarding their star player's future and will make securing Saka to a longer contract one of their…