Arsenal starlet Bukayo Saka committed his long-term future to the club earlier this week, penning a new four-year contract.
Saka was rewarded for hard work on and off the pitch by officially putting pen-to-paper on a new deal with the north Londoners and as the deal is thought to be worth at least £200,000-a-week, but could rise to £300,000-a-week due to bonuses, he becomes the club's best-paid player. Now, the Mail have reported that there were requests during the talks to include a release clause within the 21-year-old's new deal.
However, Mikel Arteta's side rejected these proposals, instead agreeing to reduce the length of their initial proposal to the player. It is claimed that the Gunners are reluctant to give their players set release clauses, instead entrusting sporting director Edu and the rest of their transfer team to negotiate.
