BBC: Saka will join the highest salary bracket in team history after renewing his contract. The Gunners are also preparing to renew the contracts of Timber and Rice.

BBC news, Arsenal is committed to renewing the contract of core players. In addition to making progress with Saka, it has also initiated negotiations with Timber and is preparing to renew Rice.

This summer window's investment of more than 200 million pounds in signings has completely changed the face of Arsenal - turning a team that has repeatedly fallen short into a team that truly has the ability to compete for the championship. The forward signings Yokores, Eberechi Eze and Noni Madueke have shown their value to varying degrees; Martin Suvimendi has been widely praised in the defensive midfielder position, and Christian Mosquera has also shown extraordinary strength when replacing the main central defenders William Saliba and Gabriel Magalhães.

But what is more critical is Arsenal's core player contract renewal strategy launched at the end of last season - this is becoming a core factor in their transformation into a favorite to win the championship.

After locking in the long-term contracts of Ethan Nwaneri, Miles Lewis-Skelly, Saliba and Gabriel in the summer, the club's contract renewal negotiations with Bukayo Saka have also made progress, and all parties are increasingly optimistic about reaching an agreement.

Retaining Saka is as important to the club as any of the seven signings this summer. Mikel Arteta's importance to him has become more and more obvious in recent times: not only has he been elected to the team's leadership committee, he has also served as captain on many occasions when Martin Odegaard is absent.

Of course, Arsenal's sincerity is also obvious: Saka is already the highest-paid member of the team, and reliable sources revealed that the new contract will make him among the highest-paid players in the club's history. The success of sporting director Andrea Berta in sealing Saka's long-term future may be his most crucial move yet since taking over in April.

But Saka’s contract extension is not the only focus. As BBC Sports revealed earlier this month, the club has initiated contract renewal negotiations with Timber. After recovering from a serious injury (he missed almost the entire 2023-24 season), the Netherlands international has grown into a regular under Arteta and the club hopes to reward his performance.

Similarly, the Gunners will soon turn their attention to Declan Rice's future. Although the England midfielder has more than two years left on his current contract, the club hopes to eliminate uncertainty as soon as possible given his central position in the tactical system.

In addition to negotiations with Saka and Timber, the Gunners also reached salary increase agreements with David Raya and Leandro Trossard this summer. All this indicates that this Arsenal team not only aims to win the first Premier League trophy in more than 20 years, but also focuses on building a lasting dynasty.

While Berta was hailed as a hero by fans for his excellent operation in the transfer market, his contribution to maintaining the team's long-term stability was also highly valued within the club. Today's Arsenal has built a championship lineup that takes into account immediate combat effectiveness and future development.