Arsenal Legend Gilberto Silva has urged sporting director Edu Gaspar to hasten the contract extension of star players Bukayo Saka and William Saliba.
The Gunners have been in negotiation with two of their best players since the turn of the year after extending Gabriel Magalhaes and Gabriel Martinelli's contracts with the club.
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Both players are yet to put a pen on paper as negotiations between both parties are still ongoing. Gilberto has, however, advised Edu to seal their contract and tie both players as soon as possible.
Extend contract of key players and don’t lose players says Gilberto
Gilberto Silva who played for the Invisibles has told the club to extend the contract of Saka and Saliba and make sure they don’t lose important players.
Gilberto told Standard Sport in an interview, saying “It’s really important because they have taken so long to build up such a young and talented squad, and they cannot afford to lose any of them because it takes time to build this up.
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“Now, they have a very good team, a very young team that can play for many years together at Arsenal. Therefore, around them, they need to make sure they bring in some other talents and they don’t lose many players.
“I think in the past when I was there, Arsenal suffered a lot during their process of transition when we moved to the Emirates because a lot of the best players were sold. A lot of the Invincibles left the club and some of the younger players who stepped up also left the club.
“The likes of [Cesc] Fabregas, [Robin] van Persie, [Alexander] Hleb, [Samir] Nasri, they all left the club and it made the lives of Arsene [Wenger] and the people at the club so difficult. But I am sure they have learnt from this time because keeping players is going to be very important for the future of the club.”
Arteta speaks on contract extension
Arsenal Manager Mikel Arteta has spoken regarding the contract extension of their star players and has said the club is working on their new deal.
Speaking ahead of the game against Nottingham Forest this weekend, Arteta said, "We are trying. We are having conversations and we are trying to maintain the talent we have at the club as I said before.
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"But things take time. You have to agree it. There are different parties involved. I think everybody’s intention is the same and hopefully, we’ll find the right solution."
The Gunners have recently confirmed the contract extension of shot-stopper Aaron Ramsdale until 2026 and are also working on agreeing a new contract with Saliba and Saka.