Forget Odegaard and Rice, Bukayo Saka names ‘high quality’ Arsenal icon as his best-ever teammate

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Bukayo Saka has already played alongside some quality players during his career, and the Arsenal star has just named his favourite so far.

Despite only being 24, the Arsenal academy star is now in his eighth season of playing senior football for the Gunners, and he has seen plenty of talent throughout his time.

Over the recent international break, Saka proved that he is a guaranteed starter for England, as he netted his 14th goal for the Three Lions.

Saka has already been a key part of some strong Arsenal and England teams, but his favourite teammate so far was a player who left the Gunners in 2021.

Bukayo Saka raves about Mesut Ozil at Arsenal

Bukayo Saka has been raving about Mesut Ozil’s ability at Arsenal and named the German icon as his best-ever teammate.

The winger has featured alongside the likes of Martin Odegaard, Declan Rice, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Harry Kane, but he has picked Ozil.

When asked about his best-ever teammate, Saka told BBC 5 Live: “Maybe Mesut Ozil, high-quality player, man. Yeah, it was just fun, hard to describe it. Fun to play with, fun to watch him.”

Saka and Ozil spent two seasons working alongside one another between 2018 and 2020, when the Hale End graduate was breaking into the first team at the Emirates Stadium.

Ozil left Arsenal on a free transfer after Arteta controversially axed the midfielder from his squad back in 2021.

The Spanish manager sought to change the culture of the Arsenal dressing room in North London, and his decision paid off, given the current state of the squad.

Bukayo Saka’s record playing alongside Mesut Ozil at Arsenal

During their time together in N5, Saka played 17 matches alongside Ozil, with the pair featuring under two different managers.

Unai Emery handed Saka his Arsenal debut in the Europa League, and their first game together was a 1-0 win over Qarabag.

In the following campaign, Arteta then made Saka a regular in Arsenal’s first team during the 2019/20 season.

It was a tough season for the Gunners that year, but as Ozil was phased out of the squad, Saka gradually got more minutes, signalling a strong change at the Emirates.