The Gunners have Martin Odegaard as the club captain, but he’s not the only one behind the scenes. Arsenal have had a leadership group consisting of three or more players for a few years, and it now looks like Saka is a part of that.
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Mikel Arteta says Bukayo Saka is in Arsenal’s leadership group now
Arsenal have had to deal with quite a few changes in their leadership group this summer.
At the start of last season, it was revealed that Odegaard would be supported by Granit Xhaka and Gabriel Jesus behind the scenes, while Rob Holding was also viewed as a leader.
Both Xhaka and Holding left the club in the summer, which meant that Mikel Arteta had to fill those places to maintain a strong leadership group.
Declan Rice came in and his leadership skills have been very evident. Gabriel Magalhaes and Eddie Nketiah have also worn the captain’s armband on a few occasions.
On Saturday, towards the end of the game against Chelsea, Bukayo Saka was spotted wearing the armband, and he celebrated the proud moment on Instagram.
Yesterday, in his press conference, Arteta was asked if Saka is now a part of the leadership group at Arsenal. He replied: “Yes!”
He also added, as per Arsenal.com: “I think it is really important for them because the role that they have in our way of playing, in our team and in our club has to be mirrored with the leadership level that they should have around the team to make it grow.
“I think it’s been a perfect environment; we have a really good mixture of players, teams and experiences in that group and it’s going to be a really valuable time to spend with those guys to understand what happens behind the scenes as well.”Saka deserves to be Arsenal captain one day
Bukayo Saka has been one of the biggest reasons why Arsenal are so good today.
The 22-year-old was there when Arteta first came in and was almost always one of the only shining lights during the Gunners’ dark periods a few years ago.
He fought to bring Arsenal back to challenging for titles, and he completely deserves to be a part of the leadership group now despite his young age.
Even though there are a few more suitable candidates, we feel Saka has to become Arsenal’s captain one day – he is destined to lead the club.
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