Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta says Bukayo Saka is close to signing a new contract.

The Gunners are hoping to tie down the young winger after interest in his signature from Manchester City and Liverpool.

Saka is one of the lowest earners in the Arsenal squad at present, but is due for a big pay rise if he signs a new deal.

"We will try and we both have the same intention and it's a matter of time," Arteta said during pre-season on contract talks.

Speaking about the club's pre-season win over Everton in the United States, Arteta added: "It was good, two really different halves. I think the first half we were really good, really intense.

"We understood where the spaces were and the execution was really good. We were a threat all the time, we had a lot of bodies attacking.

"We were really direct, the counter press was top, I really liked that we conceded nothing. The second half we started a bit sloppy. We changed the formation and we had too many giveaways, it didn't give us control of the match.

"We last 20 minutes we changed again and I think we got control again. Overall the boys have done what they are doing in training. They are training really well, really high intensity in every session and you can see the way they play."

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