Arsenal winger Bukayo Saka has opened up on his life away from the pitch – and how he has embarrassed teammate Eddie Nketiah.
Saka has emerged as Arsenal’s big hope having first broken through under Unai Emery in 2019.
Now shining under Mikel Arteta, Saka is not only Arsenal’s man man but also a key player for England too.
The winger is still only 20 and quite simply has the world at his feet. 10 goals and five assists in all competitions is an impressive run for Saka, who is pretty much undroppable down the right flank.
We can expect to see so much more from Saka on the pitch over the coming years, but what about off the pitch?
Saka has been speaking to British GQ about his life off the pitch and, more specifically, 10 things he can’t live without.
From his iPad to cocoa butter and even his love of Twix chocolate bars – even if Mikel Arteta isn’t aware of that – Saka gave an insight into his life.
Saka also admitted that he loves gaming, regularly playing FIFA 22, Call of Duty and Grand Theft Auto 5, even NBA 2K22.
Saka noted that he loves playing Pro Clubs on FIFA, where you take control of one player and team up with friends.
It seems that other Arsenal players love that mode too, with Saka admitting that he has played against a number of teammates.
Saka revealed that he played against Arsenal teammate Nketiah once and scored a hat-trick against his Gunners pal.
Saka called that game ‘embarrassing’ for Nketiah, claiming he wouldn’t say anything else to spare him any further pain.
“I actually play a thing called Pro Clubs on FIFA,” said Saka. “I’ve played against a few of the boys. I played against my teammate Eddie Nketiah and scored a hat-trick. I’m just not gonna say anything else because that was embarrassing for him,” he added.
This may be alien to a bygone era of footballers but that’s just how the modern game is; teammates love beating each other at FIFA!
Nketiah looks set to leave Arsenal but you can be sure he won’t escape the mocking of Saka – at least until there’s a rematch on the cards.
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