Andrea Berta is making big progress in contract talks with influential duo Bukayo Saka and William Saliba, with the players leaning towards staying.

According to TBR, Andrea Berta is making massive progress in contract talks for William Slaiba and Bukayo Saka. The talismanic Arsenal duo are poised to sign fresh terms, which would see them elevate to the very top of the club’s list of highest-paid stars.

Andrea Berta came in to join Arsenal earlier in the year and has immediately assumed an important role in the background. The Italian sporting director played an instrumental role in the summer business, which saw the Gunners sign eight new players and renew the contract of key stars.

On the renewal front, key defender Gabriel Magalhaes penned a fresh agreement, as did teenage duo Ethan Nwaneri and Myles Lewis-Skelly. Add that to the eight new arrivals during the summer, and there’s an air of confidence around Arsenal for the season ahead.

The summer business has also had a positive impact on stars like Bukayo Saka and William Saliba, with the talismanic Arsenal duo still to commit their future to the club. It appears the two players are poised to sign new deals, especially after some of Mikel Arteta’s recent comments hinted at their preference to stay at the Emirates.

Berta has been making tremendous progress in talks with the talismanic Arsenal duo, as the discussions are expected to reach a concluding stage soon. The Gunners are set to hand lucrative deals to the duo, which could take them above the current top earner, Kai Havertz.

Bukayo Saka and William Saliba are key to Arsenal’s present and future

Berta is ready to make Saka the highest-paid star at the club, and it will be deserved considering how important the homegrown winger has been under Arteta. He and Saliba are into the final two years of their deals, and this would be the right time for them to renew and kill any speculation surrounding their future.

Saliba has been the constant subject of links with Real Madrid, as the Spanish side may have hoped to get him on a cut-price deal next year or on a free transfer in 2027. However, a new deal would end speculation about a switch to the Santiago Bernabeu, as Arsenal fans will be delighted at the prospect of the Frenchman staying for many more years.