Armand Traore blown away by Arsenal teenager Bukayo Saka

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Former Arsenal player Armand Traore has lavished praise on Bukayo Saka and insisted the star can become an Emirates stalwart.

Although handed his debut against Vorskla Poltava by Unai Emery in the 2018/19 season, it was last term that Saka enjoyed his breakout, catching the eye with his creativity and versatility.

The rapid youngster was one of Arsenal’s best players in 2019/20, and appeared to improve further following the arrival of Mikel Arteta in December.

New Gunners number seven Saka is set for a very bright future in the eyes of Traore, who left Arsenal back in 2011.

The 30-year-old told talkSPORT: “I think he’s an unbelievable little player. He’s very exciting and I enjoy watching him play.

“The advice I would give him would be stay surrounded by good people because I’ve suffered a lot from that [and] I’ve made really bad choices in my career. If you’re not surrounded by the right people, you will go downhill from there. I would tell him to stay at Arsenal.

“If you can couple the talent with the hard work, he will be at Arsenal for the next decade, probably more.”

TBR’s View – Saka an Arsenal superstar in the making

Traore speaks for most Arsenal fans in his praise for Saka.

He is one of the most exciting young talents in the division, and the club are lucky to have him.

Football is never straightforward, but Arsenal would certainly like to hope Saka can still be performing at the highest level at the club for years to come.