Arsenal star Bukayo Saka has already bagged six goals and nine assists this season (Image: GETTY)
star has been tipped to quit the club if the Gunners stop competing for silverware. The winger hasn’t won a major trophy since lifted the in 2020, with his team narrowly missing out on the title in each of the last two seasons.
Saka has developed into one of the best attacking players in the over the last few years.
The 23-year-old has already made 243 appearances for his boyhood club, bagging 64 goals and 59 assists.
Saka at the Emirates Stadium in May 2023 and is currently contracted to the club until the summer of 2027.
But icon Alan Smith thinks Gunners boss needs to deliver to convince the international to stay at the club.
“It’s hard to say whether I think he’ll stay at for a long time as it always depends on where the club is and if they’re challenging for honours,” Smith told Mega Dice as he spoke about Saka. “If they are, then a lot of top-class players will feel like there’s no need to move.
Mikel Arteta has won just one major trophy as Arsenal boss (Image: GETTY)
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“I think Saka is one of those players, but if there’s a dip in the club’s fortune – you want to be winning trophies – and I’m sure Saka falls into that category.
“I would classify Saka as world class, but I never really know what that means. You can’t overlook what he does week-in, week-out for as well as doing ever so well for England as well.
“He’s a brilliant player with a great attitude to the game and is very tough to tie down when he’s in form.”
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are currently nine points behind leaders after winning just half of their 12 top flight matches.
And Smith has played down the Gunners’ title hopes this season. “I’m not as confident in ’s title chances now as I was at the start of the season,” the 62-year-old added.
“You can’t be [confident] with the gap that is there to . None of us thought the season would pan out the way it has so far with being the trailblazers and dropping off in the way that they have.
“ have got some serious work to do to bridge that gap and there’s less margin for error now – they’ve got to go on a long winning streak. They’ll be hoping and draw [at the weekend] so they gain a couple of points provided they win [against West Ham].”