Simon Jordan says Arsenal and England forward Bukayo Saka is heading towards being worth £100 million in the transfer market, as he told talkSPORT.
But the former Crystal Palace owner did state that Arsenal’s Hale-End star won’t probably reach the levels of current PSG and Brazil superstar, Neymar.
On Monday, Saka announced himself onto football’s biggest stage when he netted a brace during England’s thumping win over Iran at the World Cup.
At 21, the Arsenal young gun is already shining bright and taking that ever-progressing Premier League form onto the international stage.
Saka already has a teammate, a certain Jack Grealish, who was a British transfer from Aston Villa to Manchester City for £100 million, but it hasn’t worked out.
Putting that into mind, Simon Jordan thanks Saka has everything in the locker to head down that road, if he were to ever be sold by his boyhood club.
“Saka is one of those players that’s on the cusp of launching what will be potentially a stellar career,” said Jordan. “I have some close friends that are very big Arsenal fans that have been raving about this kid for about three years.
“We know he’s not a surprise. We move into the territory of what you value players at and how good are players often determined by their price tags. He is a player that has a unique ability. He’s on a journey where he can probably write his own ticket.
“So, when we talk about, what is a £100 million footballer? You look at Jack Grealish because he is the incarnation of it. You look at Neymar. I don’t think he’s potentially at the Neymar level and may never get to that.
“But what he is. He is a very, very good player. In the economics of football, which is Lalala land, you could be able to make a case, not just the fact that he has done well in one game. The parts of what he is achieving at Arsenal and what he is beginning to achieve at the international level. Given his age and ability, then he will be on a trajectory, that if Arsenal were to sell him, then you would move into that territory of the £100 million bracket.”
SAKA IS ALREADY A KEY PLAYER
This could be a career-changing 12 months for Saka, especially if Arsenal end up winning the Premier League title.
There will be a few lucky players that will end up with the FIFA World Cup in Qatar and also the Premier League title – if you are lucky enough to get the two, then your stock will just smash through the roof.
If that happens to be Saka, then it will transform his career.
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