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Mikel Arteta says Bukayo Saka is near signing another contract with Arsenal.
Saka has developed into perhaps of Arsenal's most persuasive stars yet his drawn-out future at the Emirates feels somewhat skeptical with both Liverpool and Manchester City connected with moves.
Late reports have proposed the Premier League champions view England's international as a 'fantasy' swap for Raheem Sterling, who finished a transfer to Chelsea this week.
Saka is supposed to be among the most reduced workers among the Arsenal crew, purportedly on a contract worth £ 30,000 every week.
The Gunners are frantic to secure him to another contract with Arteta demanding both the club and the player are near making it happen.
'We will attempt and we both have a similar goal and it's inevitable,' Arteta said.
The Spaniard was talking after a 2-0 friendly win over Everton in Baltimore. Gabriel Jesus was by and by among the goal scorers having likewise scored in the 5-3 win over Nurnberg last week with Arteta satisfied to win another strong preseason game.
'It was great, two truly various parts. I think the first half we were great, truly extreme,' Arteta said.
'We comprehended where the spaces were and the execution was great. We were a danger constantly, we had a lot of bodies going after us.
'We were truly immediate, the counter press was top, I truly loved that we didn't yield anything. In the second half, we began a piece messy. We changed the formation and we had an excessive number of giveaways, which didn't give us control of the match.
'Once more, we most recent 20 minutes we changed and I think we gained influence once more. Generally speaking, the boys have done what they are doing in training. They are training all around well, extremely focused energy in each meeting and you can see the manner in which they play.'
Arsenal will proceed with their pre-season tour against Orlando City on Thursday 21 July prior to taking on Chelsea in the early long periods of next Sunday morning in Florida.
The Gunners will be associated with the Emirates Cup indeed toward the finish of July prior to starting their Premier League campaign away to Crystal Palace on 5 August.
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