Becoming a professional footballer was always Bukayo Ayoyinka Saka’s destiny despite being a grade-A student at Greenford High School.
| Per year | €11,844,009.60 | £10,137,868 |
| Per month | €987,000 | £844,821 |
| Per week | €227,769 | £194,958 |
| Per day | €32,449 | £27,774 |
| Per hour | €1,352 | £1,157 |
| Per minute | €22 | £18 |
Joining Arsenal’s Hale End academy, aged seven, Saka impressed as he raced through the ranks, making his first-team debut at just 17 years of age.
Unlike so many of his peers, there were no loans to gain experience at a struggling side short-priced in the Premier League relegation betting, or to a well-established Championship team. The Gunners knew they had a diamond. They knew he was ready.
And they were right too, because from that early introduction the lightning-quick winger soon gained a reputation as one of the biggest and brightest stars in Europe. An outstanding 21 league goals and 22 assists, all before his 21st birthday is testament to that.
It was a steep trajectory that has led to international recognition and praise from far and wide. It has also brought enormous wealth for the young talent.
How much is Bukayo Saka worth?
With so much achieved in such a short period of time it’s easy to forget that Saka is still only 22 years of age. He's been linked to Manchester City in recent years but he remains a player playing at a level some way beyond his years.
This is relevant because, should he be fortunate enough to avoid serious injuries, the player can look forward to at least another decade spent at the top, increasing his current fortune several times over.
That is not to say of course that he is presently eking by.
Just prior to making his professional debut in 2018, the winger was on a slender £100 per week, enough to fill the tank of a supercar he could not yet dream of affording.
Four years later his club wages shot up to £33,000 a week plus bonuses, a sharp hike and a substantial amount but still far below the income of some of his team-mates.
That all changed however in May 2023 when the prodigious talent signed a lucrative new contract that brings in an eye-watering £10,139,983 per annum. That equates to just shy of £200,000 a week.
There are also commercial considerations to factor in, one example being a partnership struck in 2021 with New Balance that requires the England international to wear their boots on the pitch and promote their clothing range off it. This deal alone will have easily topped seven figures.
Other endorsements include the promoting of Amazon Prime, Call of Duty, and Beats, the company founded by music producer Dr Dre.
An estimation of his current net worth varies from source to source but can conservatively be pitched at north of £10m.
Cars
Off-the-pitch, Saka is an unassuming figure and admirably down to earth. His weakness though is cars, with not a Ford Focus amongst them.
Boasting a collection of luxury vehicles that includes a white Lamborghini, a Mercedes-Benz GLC-class and a top-of-the-range Audi, his prized possession is a Ferrari 458 Spider valued at £151,000.
Arsenal
Such a huge increase on his earnings is a reflection of how highly he is regarded in North London, a key figure in Arsenal’s attempts to defy the football odds and win their first Premier League crown for 20 years.
Indeed, no player has done more to help elevate Mikel Arteta’s side into the title reckoning this season and last, accumulating numbers that put other wingers to shame.
His series of brilliant displays have brought deserved garlands too.
In both 2020/21 and 2021/22, Saka was voted Arsenal’s Player of the Year. In 2022/23, he won the PFA Young Player of the Year.
England
Saka’s missed penalty in England’s 2021 Euro final could have seriously hindered his international development and confidence but to his enormous credit he has bounced back, further establishing himself as a pivotal presence in Gareth Southgate’s team.
To date, 19 goal involvements in 32 appearances for the Three Lions is an impressive return while it matters too that he has struck up an intuitive understanding with Harry Kane.
All of which bodes well for this summer’s Euros, a tournament that will see Bukayo Ayoyinka Saka thrive, despite having a nation’s hopes on his young shoulders.
*Credit for the photo in this article belongs to Alamy*
