After the pain of missing out on the Premier League title in each of the last two seasons, if any player deserves to taste the bubbles of champagne, it’s the Arsenal star. A man who’s career so far has been a story of near misses. Arsenal appeared to have the top-flight title in the bag before choking back in 2023.
They came even closer in 2024, only for Manchester City to wallop West Ham on the final day. Bukayo Saka also famously missed a penalty during England’s heartbreaking defeat to Italy in the previous European Championships; an FA Cup winners’ medal from four years ago and a pair of Community Shields all Saka has to show for his incredible progress for both club and country. England’s second successive Euro final – one that will see Gareth Southgate’s side face Spain on Sunday evening – offers Saka the chance for, not quite redemption, but some long overdue glory.
READ: 50 MOST LIKELY PREMIER LEAGUE, EFL AND EUROPEAN SUMMER 2024 FOOTBALL TRANSFERS Arsenal ace Bukayo Saka is arguably England’s star man Arguably England’s ‘outstanding’ attacker throughout the tournament, Saka will be one of the first names on Southgate’s team sheet in Berlin. Maintain the form he has displayed during the knockout stages, meanwhile, and Spain’s rocket-fuelled duo of Nico Williams and Lamine Yamal may just be overshadowed by the winger in white rather than red. Erik ten Hag, the Manchester United boss, watched Saka run the Dutch defence ragged during Wednesday.