Arsenal star Bukayo Saka has made it clear that he will not follow Mikel Arteta’s path into management.
The England international is still only 24 years old, and he will likely play at the highest level for Arsenal for at least another decade.
Once that’s done, most players usually step into management in the second phase of their football career.
Arsenal boss Arteta did just that, but Saka has no interest in repeating what his manager did.
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Bukayo Saka says he will not become a manager like Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta
Mikel Arteta spent five years as a player at Arsenal and was even the captain of the club.
The Spaniard decided to hang up his boots in the summer of 2016 and immediately joined Pep Guardiola’s coaching staff at Manchester City.
Arteta spent three-and-a-half seasons at the Etihad Stadium, and in December 2019, he returned to Arsenal to replace Unai Emery.
Since then, Arteta has done a brilliant job at the helm, and Bukayo Saka has watched him every step of the way.
Despite loving Arteta and everything he has done, Saka has zero interest in following in his manager’s footsteps after his career.
In an interview with CNN, the Arsenal number seven said: “No chance!
“From being a player to a manager, I think it’s times 10, the demands, and I feel like after playing football, I couldn’t see myself being a manager.”
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Saka seems adamant that he does not want to become a manager, and only time will tell if that will remain the case in 10 years’ time.
There are, however, other players in the current Arsenal first-team squad who could go into management once they retire as footballers.
In December 2025, Saka backed David Raya to become a manager one day.
He said: “I think I might go David, David Raya. Yeah. He’s very sharp in his head. He understands the game very well, and you know, in the meetings, he’s answering a lot of the questions.
“Yeah, he understands the game very well. And I think, if I’m right, he’s done his coaching badges. So yeah, I think maybe there might be a future there for him.”
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