Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta may have just pulled off perfect deal for Bukayo Saka

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta may have just pulled off the perfect deal to help Bukayo Saka. Arteta has been searching for a player who can be a back-up to his star man and he may have found it in Reiss Nelson.

Nelson has ended speculation over his future by signing a new long-term contract. The winger rejected interest from across Europe and elsewhere in the Premier League to commit his future to the Gunners.

He had to do his time out on loan, with mixed success at Hoffenheim and Feyenoord. But Arsenal is where his heart has been and now he will be given the chance to forge a career at the Emirates.

No outfield player in the rest of the top flight can currently boast anywhere near that record. Arteta was able to rest Saka at times last season in the Europa League, although he was still a regular off the bench.