Manchester City want Bukayo Saka are now ramping up their interested in signing the Arsenal winger amid admiring glances from rivals Liverpool.
Many of us will remember City raiding Arsenal on what felt like a regular basis.
Whether it was big money or free transfers, City went through a period of pouncing for Arsenal players during their rise to the top of the Premier League.
Emmanuel Adebayor, Kolo Toure, Samir Nasri, Bacary Sagna and Gael Clichy all traded Arsenal for City.
Arsenal have managed to avoid City’s pulling power in recent times but they may now face another battle with them.
Manchester City want Bukayo Saka
The Daily Mail now report that Manchester City have stepped up their interest in signing Saka.
Saka is now entering the final two years of his Arsenal contract and this is where City will hope to benefit.
Arsenal will hope to secure Saka to a new contract in the near future but that is no sure thing.
Yes, Saka loves Arsenal and he has a starring role but the Gunners missed out on Champions League qualification.
City can offer a Premier League and Champions League challenge to Saka, which has to be appealing to the winger.
A move this summer isn’t expected but City are positioning themselves to pounce if Saka makes it to the last 12 months of his contract.
Saka technically only has one left on his deal but a one-year option will surely be activated, taking him to 2024.
Arsenal are desperate to give Saka another new deal this summer but City will hope that their interest turns his head a little.
The report adds that Liverpool are interested in Saka too, but their focus this summer is on adding a new midfielder rather than Saka.
England’s two powerhouse teams understandably want Saka, with the 20-year-old emerging as one of the country’s top talents.
City’s spending power will likely make them favourites for Saka if he shows any indication of leaving Arsenal, putting some pressure on the Gunners to get a new contract offered to him.
Hailed as ‘phenomenal’ by Paul Merson, Saka is Arsenal’s great hope and this City interest will leave fans more than a little worried.
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