Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta watches in Champions League Clash vs Olympiacos (pictured by Michael Steele/Getty Images)
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta admits that he can see Bukayo Saka breaking the Gunners Premier League record.
Although a little farther away, Saka clearly appears to be just 133 games away, as he will become the club’s best-ever appearance maker in the Premier League.
England International is rising from Arsenal’s academy to become the team’s star player, looking to compete in the club’s 200th Premier League this weekend.
Arteta praised Hill for his “astronomical” figure he had already reached at such a young age, and saw no reason why he could not reach that record if he could maintain his previous level.
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See below as Arteta spoke about Saka in sparkling words at his press conference ahead of this Saturday’s clash with West Ham United…
The Spanish tactician is clearly a huge fan of Saka and hopes there will be more to come from him in the future.
One of the most recent problems at the 24-year-old was an injury as he missed out on a few games at the start of the campaign last season and the Chunk.
That’s probably what you would expect from someone who played so many football from such a young age, but Arsenal is in a lucky position now that they have more depth to their team.
The summer signatures of attacks like Eberechi Eze and Nuni Maduke, and the appearance of homemade youth Ethan Nwaneri, should provide other options on the right side of Arteta if you want it.
Still, Saka clearly has a good chance to break Arsenal’s big record, so he will certainly want to continue starting as many games as possible in the near future.