Ranking Berta’s best decisions after huge Saliba contract update

Andrea Berta impressed in her first six months in Arsenal, filling the vacuum left by the surprise of Edu Gaspar last season.

After a productive summer transfer window, the main objective of the Italian sports director is to extend certain contracts, And the club would have concluded a new five -year agreement with William Salibawhich is an astronomical development.

His start was full of promises and Mikel Arteta will be delighted. We ranked Berta’s five best decisions in a short time to the Emirates.

5) The search for attackers

Arsenal’s search for a new striker frustrated with fans before they go to Viktor Gyokerres, who has always been Berta’s favorite choice in Benjamin Sesko.

It was a direct shooting between the most experienced and proven gyoker scorers and the younger, more exciting and versatile Sasko, which ended up leaving RB Leipzig for Manchester United after Arsenal opted for the Swedish.

Reports suggest that Berta and Arsenal were meticulous in their research, refusing to rush into the signing of one of the two. The club wanted its new striker signed in time to play in Hong Kong during the pre-season, but the Premier League season was still far away, and Berta was perfectly aware of it.

Berta was deeply plunged into the price of the two players and what they could bring to this side of the arsenal. Although the jury is still on Gyokerres, it was incredibly important that an Out and Out center center has been signed, While the faithful of the Emirates have shouted since one since Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang left in 2022.

With the advantage of the hindsight, it is a shame that Hugo Ekitike was not more seriously considered by Berta. Idiots red cards Aside, he looks absolutely incredible. Oh, and if Alexander Isak had gone Awol a few weeks earlier, he could have queue for the Gunners instead of Liverpool…

4) CRISTHIAN MOSQUERE Deal

The finances involved in the signing of Mosquera de Valence were … scandalous. As his first Premier League performances showed, the 21 -year -old central defender is a very talented and confident player. He succeeded in Anfield’s test during his competitive beginningsTo cry aloud.

The Valencia de Mosquera contract was to expire in 2026, which massively played in the hands of Arsenal, but the costs of 13 million pounds sterling were still an absolute snip. The fact that he was convinced, with Gabriel Magalhaes and William Saliba in front of him, to choose the artillerymen rather than other clubs is a will of the place where Arsenal is at the moment and how good Berta is his work.

Arteta does not hesitate to give Mosquera to the back and, despite being a mountain, it is more than capable of playing it.

Its potential is enormous. And it is not already half bad.

3) sign Ebere Eze

The hands of Berta and Arteta were forced by an injury to Kai Havertz, who would have been cultivated with guilt Eze, who obtained a dream move to the club that he was released as a young Whippersnapper. He was about to join Tottenham Hotspur, which would have been an excellent career decision for him, but Arsenal’s diversion turned out to be the perfect result.

Loss of spurs (But was it?) was the gain of arsenal and, completely anti-wing, they acted ruthlessly and decisively in their quest for Eze, agreeing quickly and announcing the signature before the crowd of the Emirates before a first League match against Leeds, only a few days after launching the diversion.

The signing of Eze in itself is an excellent company in Berta, but the way in which the agreement was concluded was so unusually brilliant. Edu could never.

2) Attach Nwaneri and Lewis-Skelly

Arsenal has agreed new long -term and high salary contracts with two of the best English adolescents under Berta’s supervision. Of course, you might think that anyone pretending to be a sports director could convince a local boy to stay by putting £ 50,000 per week on the table, but it’s not that simple.

In particular with Nwaneri, there was a challenge to promise him the right way to the first team. Captain of the club Martin Odegaard is ahead of him in the peaking of the midfielder, and Bukayo Saka has nailed the right place for the next decade – assuming that he remains without injury during the majority of his career on the Arsenal.

If there is an itinerary for Nwaneri, this implies dislodging one of the most influential players in the club or having an impact on the bench and in cup competitions before reaching an age when a lack of playing time becomes a serious obstacle to his career.

The two players are intended for a huge future in Arsenal and England as well. Lewis-Skelly is already a regular in England, having been called for the three camps of Thomas Tuchel. Arteta currently promotes Riccardo Calafiori on the left back, but with the difficulties of the Italian injury and the volume of matches this season, Lewis-Skelly is intended for many minutes.

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1) Extension of the William Saliba contract

This is not yet confirmed, but it seems very promising.

With Saliba mainly done, Berta’s next goal is to extend Saka’s contract. If their French defender is confident enough to engage in the long term after three consecutive years without trophy, and with real interest in Real MadridSo Hale End’s favorite will surely be too.

Saliba is widely considered one of the best central defenders in Europe and trains what many believe is the best partnership on the continent with Gabriel. Above all, the Brazilian is also linked until 2029.

The New Deal de Saliba will keep it at Arsenal for a year more and the importance of this cannot be overestimated.

Madrid’s interest was a real concern for the base of fans, but the hierarchy of the arsenal remained calm. Berta came knowing that the future of Saliba has been one of his biggest tasks, and obtaining it wrapped in October is massive. Now Andrea, it’s time to turn your attention to Saka.

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